Video shows electric BMW 3 Series catching fire during a test drive in China

[Redaktion]

The startled driver of the China-exclusive BMW i3 had to pull over and leave the car as smoke started to enter the cabin. Fortunately, the small fire did not spread too quickly as the battery wasn't the cause of this unfortunate incident involving the luxurious electric sedan.

https://www.notebookcheck.net/Video-shows-electric-BMW-3-Series-catching-fire-during-a-test-drive-in-China.637825.0.html

[vertigo]

I'm guessing that even if the batteries weren't the cause of the fire, they're what kept it going so intensely and for so long. As I watched this, I kept thinking that one guy kept getting way too close and should stay away in case it explodes, but maybe EVs don't explode and just burn, which would be a big benefit at least. Though batteries in phones and computers have been known to actually explode, so I would think those in an EV could as well.

[BMW i3 owner]

That's not a BMW i3, try again.

[Enrico Frahn]

That's not a BMW i3, try again.

This is most definitely a BMW i3, the one that is currently sold in China. My article specifically mentions that this car, despite the identical name, has nothing in common with the subcompact BMW i3 that has since been discontinued.