Fire on Battery Electric Transit Bus - National Transportation Safety Board
WEBWhat We Found. We found that the probable cause of the Hamden, Connecticut, fire on a battery electric transit bus was moisture in the high voltage lithium-ion battery system, which led to battery damage resulting in the fire.
2 mechanics hurt after VTA electrical bus fire in San Jose ...
WEBSep 2, 2023 — SAN JOSE, Calif. (KGO) -- Two VTA mechanics suffered smoke inhalation trying to extinguish a fire that ignited on a battery electric bus, the transportation agency said on Friday. The bus was...
After massive bus fire, CT pulls electric fleet from service - CT Insider
WEBJul 26, 2022 — One day after officials touted a plan to add more electric vehicles and buses to the road, a lithium battery sparked CTtransit’s first bus fire.
Electric Bus Catches on Fire at Bus Depot in Hamden, Conn. – …
WEBJul 23, 2022 — An electric bus caught on fire at a bus depot in Hamden on Saturday morning and three people were transported to the hospital to be evaluated. Firefighters were called to the CT Transit Bus...
Report: CT bus fire had pooled liquid in battery pack - CT Insider
WEBJul 20, 2023 — A state-of-the-art electric transit bus that burst into flames in a Connecticut garage last summer was equipped with battery packs that showed signs of damage from water or liquid coolant, according to a report released …
Connecticut Transit electric bus fire under investigation
WEBCTtransit's electric bus fleet has been pulled from operation after one of those buses caught fire over the weekend in Hamden.FOX61's Angelo Bavaro explains ...
San Jose: VTA takes battery powered buses out of service after one ...
WEBSep 1, 2023 — Two Valley Transit Authority mechanics were hospitalized for smoke inhalation Friday after trying to put out a fire on an electric bus that was in for repairs at a maintenance yard in North San...
CTtransit electric bus fleet pulled from operation following fire
WEBJul 27, 2022 — The electric bus fire in Hamden came one day after Gov. Ned Lamont and other state officials gathered Friday to highlight Connecticut’s Clean Air Act, which includes plans to expand the state’s...
NTSB joins probe of Connecticut's ‘rare’ electric bus fire - CT Insider
WEBAug 1, 2022 — Of the 18 identified electric bus fires globally: six of the buses were parked at a bus depot, as in Hamden; six led to other vehicles or electric buses catching fire; five were connected to charging ports; and one was an …
U.S. NTSB to probe electric bus fire in Connecticut | Reuters
WEBJul 29, 2022 — The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said on Friday it will investigate a fire that destroyed an electric transit bus in Hamden, Connecticut on July 23.