In Australia, hundreds of expensive electric sports cars have been recalled because of a battery protection issue that might result in a high-voltage fire.
The warning, which was issued on Tuesday and applies to all models of the Porsche Taycan electric car, is applicable to more than 230 of these vehicles.
The recall comes weeks after two severe battery fires involving electric vehicles occurred in Australia, as well as after a recall for an Alfa Romeo hybrid SUV that also prompted concerns about battery safety.
The federal transportation agency has issued a recall for Porsche Taycan vehicles manufactured in 2022 and 2023, warning that a defect might cause water to enter the battery.
“Due to a manufacturing issue, there is a possibility of insufficient sealing between the high-voltage battery casing and battery cover,” the recall stated.
“If a sufficient amount of moisture enters the high voltage battery, arcing can occur which increases the risk of fire causing injury or death to vehicle occupants, other road users or bystanders.”
Porsche is urging car owners to schedule an assessment and possible repair of their vehicle.
The Porsche Taycan is the automaker’s first all-electric model and one of the priciest ones available in Australia, with impacted variants costing between $132,550 and $363,800.
The fire alert comes in response to a serious fire that broke out in Sydney in September and burned four surrounding cars after a faulty lithium-ion battery from an electric car was removed and left in an airport holding yard.
After the battery of a Tesla Model 3 electric car was harmed by debris that fell from a truck in September, firefighters were also summoned to put out a fire in the NSW Southern Highlights.
In the crash, nobody was hurt.
EV FireSafe, an Australian research organization, revealed that despite the fires, there were substantially less verified electric car fires than their petrol or diesel counterparts in the first half of the year—fewer than 50 globally.
The fire alert comes in response to a serious fire that broke out in Sydney in September and burned four surrounding cars after a faulty lithium-ion battery from an electric car was removed and left in an airport holding yard.
After the battery of a Tesla Model 3 electric car was harmed by debris that fell from a truck in September, firefighters were also summoned to put out a fire in the NSW Southern Highlights.
In the crash, nobody was hurt.
EV FireSafe, an Australian research organization, revealed that despite the fires, there were substantially less verified electric car fires than their petrol or diesel counterparts in the first half of the year—fewer than 50 globally.
