A Neta V caught fire after hitting a lorry tyre on the PLUS highway, KM 277.6 northbound, in the early hours of Saturday (November 9) morning, with all occupants – a driver and two passengers – escaping unharmed.
After receiving an emergency call at 3.31 am, the Seremban 2 Fire and Rescue Station dispatched a fire rescue tender, a tanker, two motorcycles and a nine-member team to the scene. Upon finding the EV totally engulfed in flames, the team put out the fire using a portable water mist, two initial hoses, and a foam hose. The operation ended at 6.10 am.
The driver has taken to Facebook to say that his car hit a tyre on the fast lane that got detached from a broken-down lorry by the road shoulder. He said the airbags deployed and he managed to steer the car to the emergency lane and stop. He added that all equipment and the control screen remained operational, including the power tailgate, which could still open, allowing the occupants to retrieve all their belongings. Unfortunately, five minutes later, the Neta V began sparking and then caught fire.
Neta’s Malaysian distributor Intro Synergy has released an official statement to say that “at this stage, there is no indication of any product defect or malfunction”, and that it “appears to have been an isolated accident involving external road hazards.”
Intro Synergy added that it is working closely and cooperating fully with the authorities. It has deployed its technical team and is currently conducting a thorough investigation to determine the precise cause of the fire, with further updates to come as soon as more information becomes available.
This is the fifth known EV fire in Malaysia so far this year. Of the other four, one happened during charging and three were due to accidents.
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