More and more drivers are turning to electrical vehicles. But experts tell us too often they're being improperly installed and that could lead to serious fire risks. Last July, he smelled a waft of smoke coming from his garage. "I smelled something burning and immediately looked over the charger outlet and saw that it was smoking," he said. He showed us the charred and melted piece of plastic is what's left. Belcraft also wondered what might have been had his senses not alerted him.
"My daughter's bedroom is right above the garage. I called a master electrician independent from the builder who came out and said we were minutes from a house fire," he recalled. Becraft is just one homeowner among a growing number who are having EV chargers installed in their homes. Sandy Munro, a longtime automotive engineer from the Detroit area, has also raised concerns about the dangers of residential EV charging stations