An electric Silverado that hadn't been driven or charged in two weeks, because the family that owned it was away from home, caught fire spontaneously.
This incident took place on 12 July 2026 in Troy, Michigan, which is about 15 miles north of downtown Detroit.
The family in question had enough sense to park the vehicle far enough away from the house, that there was only minimal damage to the structure.
This is the StacheD Training video Electric Silverado Catches Fire After Sitting for Two Weeks
Troy is the largest volunteer department in Michigan. We have six stations.
Pat, at StacheD is a firefighter, and an engineer. He usually tries to explain what is going on with the technology, and not just show photos, or video of fires. I appreciate the information he provides. In this case he details the construction of the battery pack. It was a 205 kilowatt battery, weighing in at about 3000 pounds. He has a diagram, that he uses to explain why fighting the fire was so difficult.
Once the battery is in thermal runaway, there's really no way to stop it, especially with pouch style cells.
It took about 4 hours to get the temperature down to where the vehicle could be transported to a junk yard. A firetruck had to follow the flat bed to the yard. The video is 8 minutes.
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