An unexplained fire on a Volkswagen Golf 8 Hybrid in Germany
Volkswagen, who is not making any comments on this news item for the moment, seems to take the case seriously, after a new golf 8 suddenly caught fire. © Helmut Wenderoth/Rtlla N ...
15/10/2022
Volkswagen, who is not making any comments for this news for the moment, seems to take the case seriously, after a new golf 8 suddenly caught fire.
© Helmut Wenderoth/RTLThe new generation of Volkswagen Golf inherits a rechargeable hybrid variant which follows the GTE of the previous version.But in Felsenberg, this golf driver 8 Hybrid was hot.The interested party says he saw a "bright blue flash" then heard a strong detonation (apparently audible several hundred meters) which exploded the windows.The 46 -year -old driver, who had just taken delivery of this golf GTE, and the 42 -year -old passenger, subsequently had light hearing problems.
This was followed by a fire difficult to control by the firefighters.A special convenience store carrying a huge water container has been called to immerse the sedan in order to definitively extinguish the fire.To make sure, the - 16 ° of this day made firefighters water freeze on the ground, creating large ice plates on the road.
For Volkswagen, it is obviously a question of taking this news item with caution.Lithium battery vehicle fires are not rare, and when it happens, you need real firefighters to extinguish this kind of very special fire.The German manufacturer explains taking the incident "very seriously" but does not comment for anything for the moment.Logic.
Recall that on the Golf 8 rechargeable hybrid (204 or 245 hp) is a 13 kWh lithium battery housed at the back of the vehicle.