Appendix: Chinese EVs fire
1) BYD
Date | Place | Model / scenario | Casualties | Compensation | Investigated or suspected cause
May 2012 | Shenzhen, China | e6 taxi hit by GT-R, then fire | 3 dead | Case total not public | HV distribution-box short / arcs ignited interior and part of the pack
28 May 2020 | Shenzhen | Qin Pro EV at charging station | Not listed | Not public | Charging-related
28 Oct 2020 | Yantai, Shandong | Qin Pro EV after charging | Not listed | Not public | Post-charge fire
29 Dec 2020 | Luohu, Shenzhen | e6 taxi at intersection | Not listed | Not public | Limited public detail
Jul 2021 | China (crash-test, parked ~48h) | Han EV test car | No test fatalities | N/A | Underbody fire; suspected pack damage after impact
22 Nov 2021 | Beijing underground garage | Qin Pro EV parked | Not listed | Not public | Parked fire
13 Feb 2022 | Zhongshan, Guangdong | Qin PLUS DM-i on road | Not listed | Not public | Limited public detail
16 Aug 2022 | Langzhong, Sichuan | Han EV, ~3 days after registration, underbody fire | 0 injured | Dealer offered a replacement; final sum not public | Owner: no crash, smoke after leaving garage; full official cause not fully published
Feb 2024 | Hangzhou | Yuan PLUS | Not listed | Not public | Suspected arson in some reports
May 2024 | Fuzhou | Dealership fire, ~7 display cars | 0 reported | Not public | BYD: possible building wiring
Sep 2024 recall | Mainland China | 96,714 Dolphin + Yuan Plus | Preventive | Free retrofit | Steering-controller capacitor cracks → short / overheat / fire risk
Jan 2025 recall | China | ~6,843 Fangchengbao Bao 5 | Preventive | Not public | Fire-risk recall
14 Sep 2025 | Near Beijing airport | Seal 06 smoke then fire while driving | Not listed | Not public | Full cause not published
Oct 2025 recall | China | 44,535 Tang + 71,248 Yuan Pro | Preventive | Not public | Motor-controller board burnout; battery-seal water ingress
13 May 2025 | Palmerah, Jakarta | Seal parked in home garage | Not listed | Not public | ~2 hours to extinguish
19 Oct 2025 | Santa Maria, Brazil | Dolphin, improvised charging | 0 injured | Not public | Non-standard charging
3 Mar 2026 | Tuen Mun Road, Hong Kong | Seal cabin fire while driving | 0 injured | Company support pledged | Power bank thermal runaway per BYD / fire service
9 Apr 2026 | Shengzhou, Zhejiang | Blade-battery factory | No reported deaths | N/A | Plant fire
14 Apr 2026 | BYD Pingshan HQ garage, Shenzhen | Test / scrap cars | 0 injured | N/A | Contractor ignited insulation wool
4 May 2026 | Cangxi, Guangyuan, Sichuan | Han EV parked in courtyard, house damaged | 0 injured | Unsettled as of Sep 2026 | Fire report: front-compartment wiring cannot be excluded
May 2026 | Morang, Nepal | Atto 3 used as wedding car | Not listed | Not public | Distributor: pack intact; external ignition suspected
25 May 2026 | BSD, Tangerang, Indonesia | Showroom warehouse | Not listed | N/A | Parts / document area
14 Jun 2026 | Rio de Janeiro | Helicopters hit stored BYDs (~20 cars) | Aircraft deaths | N/A | External fire
31 Jul 2026 | Jakarta–Cikampek toll | Seal after toll plaza | Not listed | Under investigation | Fire while in use
12 Sep 2026 | México–Toluca highway, Santa Fe | BYD (media: King hybrid or EV) vs Audi, then BYD burned | 2 dead in the BYD; Audi driver survived | Not published | Collision first, fire second; no official “battery spontaneous combustion”
(please see further Chinese EV fires under other brands below)