Warning: Your electric car can cause fires – Aftonbladet

Warning house fire.

Now Elsäkerhetsverket out and forewarns electric car owners.

– I think it is legitimate to think about this, says Head of Department of Electrical Safety Authority Per Höjevik.

The Electrical Safety Board has expired and enjoin that as electric car owners should not charge the electric car home in a normal plug socket. This given that the strain on the electrical system in the house then becomes too high – and possibly lead to a fire.

Avoid the 230 volt plugs

The Danish Sikkerhedsstyrelsen has issued a warning for electric car owners in Denmark. The Board advises that you should not charge the electric car in the home’s common 230 volt plugs. This considering that they are not adapted to cope with such high power for a long time.

The cars are only tested to handle an hour with a load of 20 amps, this report New Technology.

“justified to consider”

But one hour is sufficient, of course not to charge an electric car battery. It is therefore not unusual that the electrical system in the household to heavy load during charging, which can last a whole night.

As Höjevik, Section Manager of Electrical Safety Board, which is the Swedish authority with responsibility for electrical safety, thinks that the Danes’ warning is justified.

– I think it is legitimate to think about this. You should be aware of the risks before starting to recharge their electric car. You have to be adapted to cope with this. It is usually quite old electrical system, and not at all certain that they can handle a load of an electric vehicle, said Per to Aftonbladet Bil.

Occurred fires in Norway

However, not seen any clear links to house fires in connection with the charging of electric cars in Sweden.

– It has not really got started in Sweden, says Per.

But in our neighbor country Norway, where it bought considerably more electric cars, there have been fires in households associated with electric cars charged through undersized electrical systems.

Here you can read Electrical Safety Board report Note External link .