BYD Says Dolphin Fire in Khon Kaen Linked to External Power System

11 hours ago, BritManToo said:

11 hours ago, steve187 said:

why Obviously

Because no manufacturer will admit their car was the cause.

It's always the car, sometimes because of a damaged battery, or a flooded battery

Nonsense.

Several EV manufacturers have confirmed their vehicles or specific battery components caused fires, eg. Hyundai, Chrysler, Volvo, Chevrolet, Jaguar,

BMW, Ford and Jeep have issued major recalls after investigations confirmed localized wiring, software, or battery cell faults could lead to thermal runaway.

12 hours ago, kevozman1 said:

The Chinese at corporate level basically operate like a 20th century second hand car dealer. Once it's off the lot it's your problem pal.

More nonsense.

11 hours ago, Artisi said:

Of course, using Thai logic - if the car wasn't there, there wouldn't have been a fire - therefore it was the car at fault.

No, that is foreigners derogatory false interpretation of "Thai logic".

10 hours ago, ravip said:

12 hours ago, kevozman1 said:

The Chinese at corporate level basically operate like a 20th century second hand car dealer. Once it's off the lot it's your problem pal.

Any reliable source to prove this

Of course he hasn't.

10 hours ago, Ralf001 said:

The charger supplied by BYD is the root cause ?

That was not reported..

10 hours ago, matchar said:

I wonder if it was the free charger and free installation service provided by BYD?

How safe are these installations?

Why do you wonder if that is the case, has there been any other similar cases reported of the in excess of 100,000 BYD vehicles sold in Thailand?

10 hours ago, Ralf001 said:

think it’s more likely BYD’s subcontractor didn’t install the charger, or it was done incorrectly.

The external charger isn’t really a charger at all, it’s just a switching relay that tells the car it can begin charging and the capabilities of the device.

so...... root cause circles back to BYD !

No it doesn't, what he was suggesting as a possibility has not yet been shown to be the case...

"BYD ... said it would continue a detailed review of the incident. The company added that further investigations would be conducted carefully to establish all relevant facts".

8 hours ago, Sir Dude said:

I'm surprised some Chinese guy from the local dealership didn't swiftly head down to the scene and remove the BYD tags/insignia/labels like they do in China when something goes badly wrong.

... such as when specifically?

5 hours ago, JBChiangRai said:

I think there are many EV haters here who would like it to be the car’s fault

Chinese haters also.

12 hours ago, Georgealbert said:

According to the company’s initial investigation and examination of available evidence, the fire did not originate from the vehicle. BYD said the blaze was caused by external factors related to the electrical system outside the vehicle, including the charging equipment.

Sounds entirely reasonable to me.

But, I know nothing.

11 hours ago, JBChiangRai said:

11 hours ago, matchar said:

I wonder if it was the free charger and free installation service provided by BYD?

How safe are these installations?

I think it’s more likely BYD’s subcontractor didn’t install the charger, or it was done incorrectly.

Why would the buyer of the car pay a third party installer if BYD provides it all for free?

12 hours ago, ravip said:

Any reliable source to prove this?

It's in the article.

14 hours ago, Georgealbert said:

Following notification of the incident, BYD dispatched a team of specialists to help investigate the circumstances immediately.

Thai electrical is all you need to know.

Those BYD Dolphins are so damn ugly… depressing to look at.

Bring back the days when we had actual cars, you know… something exciting to drive. I'll take a jaguar over a dolphin, personally.

1 hour ago, rattlesnake said:

Those BYD Dolphins are so damn ugly… depressing to look at.

Bring back the days when we had actual cars, you know… something exciting to drive. I'll take a jaguar over a dolphin, personally.

Wow, so you'll take a £60k (when new) two seater convertible sports car over a cheap and basic budget runaround car. Amazing.

35 minutes ago, josephbloggs said:

Wow, so you'll take a £60k (when new) two seater convertible sports car over a cheap and basic budget runaround car. Amazing.

Correct.

21 minutes ago, rattlesnake said:

Correct.

And I would take a four bedroom detached house over a bedsit too.

14 minutes ago, josephbloggs said:

And I would take a four bedroom detached house over a bedsit too.

True the Tesla Model S (same price range as the Jaguar XK8, approx. 3.6 million baht) looks better than the Dolphin, but it really doesn't look that different from my Mazda 2 which cost me a mere 600,000 baht…

EVs lack personality IMO. No distinguishing features, nothing exciting about them.

39 minutes ago, rattlesnake said:

True the Tesla Model S (same price range as the Jaguar XK8, approx. 3.6 million baht) looks better than the Dolphin, but it really doesn't look that different from my Mazda 2 which cost me a mere 600,000 baht…

EVs lack personality IMO. No distinguishing features, nothing exciting about them.

.............in fairness though, BMWs and Mercs for example, used to look amazing, really stand out and ooze character in the 70's and 80's, even early 90's...the motor industry has become sooh generic................ Fat chance of expressing oneself anymore..............

55 minutes ago, Off Piste said:

.............in fairness though, BMWs and Mercs for example, used to look amazing, really stand out and ooze character in the 70's and 80's, even early 90's...the motor industry has become sooh generic................ Fat chance of expressing oneself anymore..............

I agree that cars in general have become dull and generic… but EVs have exacerbated this trend. I mean come on, who in their right mind willingly drives a car called Dolphin… 😂 (to the Dolphin drivers, just joshing).

7 hours ago, CallumWK said:

Why would the buyer of the car pay a third party installer if BYD provides it all for free?

Very often, the official installer says it’s not safe to install the charger, and the main PEA meter needs changing or the wires from the meter.

That is when people start to do their own thing….

5 hours ago, rattlesnake said:

Those BYD Dolphins are so damn ugly… depressing to look at.

Bring back the days when we had actual cars, you know… something exciting to drive. I'll take a jaguar over a dolphin, personally.

3 hours ago, rattlesnake said:

True the Tesla Model S (same price range as the Jaguar XK8, approx. 3.6 million baht) looks better than the Dolphin, but it really doesn't look that different from my Mazda 2 which cost me a mere 600,000 baht…

EVs lack personality IMO. No distinguishing features, nothing exciting about them.

I’ve had the XKR in the photo in 2002 and bought my youngest daughter the Dolphin at Xmas when they were a ridiculous 450k THB.

The Dolphin is an amazing car, fabulous to drive. Usually small cars are noisy, especially engine noise. The Dolphin has large wheels too. I was so impressed I kicked myself for not buying 2.

The XKR convertible was also unusual. The driving position was too high, the supercharger whine was great and it changed gear with a click, instantly one gear to the next. It didn’t feel all that quick, but it was very quick.

6 hours ago, rattlesnake said:

Bring back the days when we had actual cars, you know… something exciting to drive. I'll take a jaguar over a dolphin, personally

Oh, I had you down as more of a, C5 , EV type of guy.

As I recall, electrical fires were pretty common in Thailand long before EVs were a thing.

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On 6/17/2026 at 11:27 AM, Ralf001 said:

The charger supplied by BYD is the root cause ?

Possibly. Or perhaps faulty installation. But no way to know. So far anyway.

5 hours ago, JBChiangRai said:

Very often, the official installer says it’s not safe to install the charger, and the main PEA meter needs changing or the wires from the meter.

That is when people start to do their own thing….

I actually went the other way round.

I was very unimpressed by the 3rd party installer sent round by BYD and so I engaged my own electrical company to install the charger.

But the company I used was reputable and run by a farang who I know via my daughters school and who was on site the whole time.

His company also installed my solar panels and batteries for my hybrid solar system.

22 hours ago, Sir Dude said:

I'm surprised some Chinese guy from the local dealership didn't swiftly head down to the scene and remove the BYD tags/insignia/labels like they do in China when something goes badly wrong.

I’m not sure why you say that. It’s not something I have ever come across in China. Do you have any proven examples?

16 hours ago, Ralf001 said:

Definately....

Canot be blaming BYD or their sub contractors can we!

No but if it were not for the electric car the house would still be there. Asian/Indonesian logic.

44 minutes ago, wensiensheng said:

I’m not sure why you say that. It’s not something I have ever come across in China. Do you have any proven examples?

Apparently it does happen in China... quite a few examples if you search for them.

On 6/17/2026 at 9:27 AM, BritManToo said:

Obviously it was the car at fault.

Or dodgy Thai electrical connection at home?