Another small fire at the factory

[crashmtb]

I hope Rivian can be transparent with the investigation/root cause and preventative measures to prevent recurrence (IR/CAPA). This would provide some confidence to those of us waiting for our deliveries that we are not purchasing something like the Chevy bolt.

Either way, it seems Friday was a day of fires at EV plants:
https://abc7news.com/tesla-fire-factory-2-alarm-fremont-plant/11538340/

if you’re lucky, the fire dept will put out a press release with the cause

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[Zoidz]

This new report has just a *little bit* more detail.

 

[opnwide]

Alternative theory.

 

[moosehead]

They’re always small fires, so we got that going for us, which is nice.

 

[lostpacket]

"Another"? Has there been one in the past at the Normal factory?

 

[opnwide]

"Another"? Has there been one in the past at the Normal factory?

Yep.

 

[plugmein33]

Saw this pop up on my local news feed this morning.

normal-fire-chief-rivian-sprinkler-system-puts-out-vehicle-fire-local-plant

Breaking news - Rivian introduces new color for R1T and R1S vehicles - CHARCOAL. But the official line from Rivian - 'We have patented some new water repellent technologies that will allow the trucks to be driven on lake and ocean beds.' I swear my patience gene is making me funnier.

 

[intimidator]

Okay, even if you are a hardcore Rivian fan, this is not good.

I don't recall Tesla's Freemont factory having vehicles catch on fire going down the assembly line when the were scrambling to ramp up Model 3 production.

Are the robots spot welding the headliner by mistake? I sure as heck hope it is not the batteries.

 

[intimidator]

Once inside, firefighters located a Rivian vehicle on fire on a vehicle lift.

Great. And that was your build.....

 

[CommodoreAmiga]

Are the robots spot welding the headliner by mistake? I sure as heck hope it is not the batteries.

I'm not in manufacturing, but I would assume that all welding would need to be done prior to anti-corrosion treatment, primer, and paint -- which means no interior would be installed yet.

 

[Taycanfrank]

I doubt there would be this large of an issue if some fabric just caught on fire. But Rivian certainly won't be forthcoming so we won't know for certain.

But, battery fires are a known issue and a single battery fire would demand the type of response we see here so it does tend to add up. Just speculation but there are only so many things to catch on fire during manufacturing of an EV.

 

[BobK]

Everyone should have a smoke detector in their garage. Anything can catch fire and it would take awhile to be noticed. I have a detector as well as a device that links to my home automation system that would alert me to the presence of smoke.

Actually might be better to put a heat detector. Less chance of false alarms.
This was actually a suggestion from a home insurance inspector. He said these were a good choice for kitchens as well.
Bob

 

[godfodder0901]

Hopefully no damage to the line.

FWIW my Guide said there was no impact on production.

 

[Diddy123]

FWIW my Guide said there was no impact on production.

I might trust your guide even less than you do...which is saying a lot.

 

[IPTV65]

It can happen to anyone

https://www.ktvu.com/news/tesla-factory-fire-in-fremont-is-under-investigation

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