Electric vehicles are exploding from water damage after Hurricane Ian, top Florida official warns

[2aguy]

Any car fire is dangerous. If they have to pour more water on an EV fire it's no reason to act like they are the Devil. If they can eventually wean us off the Saudi teat I'm all for them.

We were off the Saudi teat......under Trump. Then the left here in the country gained control and now want to starve Americans of energy so we have to reduce our living standards and family sizes........they know wind, and solar will never supply us with the same amount of energy as coal, oil, natural gas and nuclear power....that is the point. They don't want cheap, reliable, plentiful energy, that just leads to more people, having more kids, over more territory and makes it harder to control them according to leftist desires..........

 

[okfine]

Before any other states start demanding that their citizens must own electric cars and not gas-driven ones should read up on what's happening in Florida due to water damaged electric cars.

A top Florida state official warned Thursday that firefighters have battled a number of fires caused by electric vehicle (EV) batteries waterlogged from Hurricane Ian.​

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EV batteries that have been waterlogged in the wake of the hurricane are at risk of corrosion, which could lead to unexpected fires, according to Jimmy Patronis, the state's top financial officer and fire marshal.​

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"There’s a ton of EVs disabled from Ian. As those batteries corrode, fires start," Patronis tweeted Thursday. "That’s a new challenge that our firefighters haven’t faced before. At least on this kind of scale."​

Electric vehicles are exploding from water damage after Hurricane Ian, top Florida official warns

Florida's chief fire marshal warned Thursday that Hurricane Ian waterlogged a number of EVs and their sensitive batteries, creating a serious widespread danger of fires.

www.foxnews.com

Will California's legislature roll back their insistance/new law that people MUST run electric cars by a certain date instead of gas-driven ones now?

You realize you would be asked some questions regarding some issues that need answers.
Here is one to start with...

How many "EV's" have exploded?

 

[occupied]

We were off the Saudi teat......under Trump. Then the left here in the country gained control and now want to starve Americans of energy so we have to reduce our living standards and family sizes........they know wind, and solar will never supply us with the same amount of energy as coal, oil, natural gas and nuclear power....that is the point. They don't want cheap, reliable, plentiful energy, that just leads to more people, having more kids, over more territory and makes it harder to control them according to leftist desires..........

You hate our dependence on foreign oil but you also hate the solution?

 

[whitehall]

What happens when the haz-mat material in the batteries leaches into the environment?

 

[Rogue AI]

How does corrosion relate to road salt exposure over time?

 

[Leo123]

A Tesla Model 3 battery pack has approximately nominal voltages of 375 volts to 350 volts at 85kw which is about 200 amps. That's DC (direct current) as well and enough to fry a human being. A typical CE battery has 12.6 volts at 105 amps. for 1,260 watts. The voltage will not typically kill a human but could start a fire but, that fire would be way easier to put out than an EV battery fire and the 12.6 volt battery will not kill a fire fighter or tow truck driver.

 

[insolent imp]

You realize you would be asked some questions regarding some issues that need answers.
Here is one to start with...

How many "EV's" have exploded?

10

How does corrosion relate to road salt exposure over time?

fucking great question. Now I'm curious too.

 

[okfine]

you don't just pour water on an EV fire unless you're ready to meet God in person real quick.

What do firefighters use? Water. Lots of water. On the battery, especially.

 

[insolent imp]

What do firefighters use? Water. Lots of water. On the battery, especially.

no.
you cut the battery if possible and use foam. water will not completely extinguish the fire on an EV is liable to reignite even hours later. You also must use proper PPE to avoid the extremely toxic gasses.

 

[okfine]

10

fucking great question. Now I'm curious too.

10

fucking great question. Now I'm curious too.

So now that you do her talking, were they all Tesla's? Did they actually "explode" or?

 

[okfine]

no.
you cut the battery if possible and use foam. water will not completely extinguish the fire on an EV is liable to reignite even hours later. You also must use proper PPE to avoid the extremely toxic gasses.

Oh, really? Are you a firefighter?

 

[insolent imp]

So now that you do her talking, were they all Tesla's? Did they actually "explode" or?

how the fuck do I know?

 

[insolent imp]

Oh, really? Are you a firefighter?

yes I am. A volunteer.

 

[okfine]

yes I am. A volunteer.

Ever put out a burning EV? You also said to remove the cable. What good will that do with a fully engulfed vehicle?

 

[insolent imp]

Ever put out a burning EV? You also said to remove the cable. What good will that do with a fully engulfed vehicle?

yes I have not more than three days ago on the interstate. and you don't pull the cables you flip a switch.

 

[okfine]

how the fuck do I know?

You seem to know all about EV fires and the OP. Were you trained to put out an EV on fire?

 

[okfine]

yes I have not more than three days ago on the interstate. and you don't pull the cables you flip a switch.

Takes a shitload of water, right? Flip a switch? Really.

 

[insolent imp]

Takes a shitload of water, right?

nope. a shitload of foam. it's safer.

 

[insolent imp]

You seem to know all about EV fires and the OP. Were you trained to put out an EV on fire?

yes of course I've been trained. we train every week in all sorts of things.

 

[DudleySmith]

Before any other states start demanding that their citizens must own electric cars and not gas-driven ones should read up on what's happening in Florida due to water damaged electric cars.

A top Florida state official warned Thursday that firefighters have battled a number of fires caused by electric vehicle (EV) batteries waterlogged from Hurricane Ian.​

​

EV batteries that have been waterlogged in the wake of the hurricane are at risk of corrosion, which could lead to unexpected fires, according to Jimmy Patronis, the state's top financial officer and fire marshal.​

​

"There’s a ton of EVs disabled from Ian. As those batteries corrode, fires start," Patronis tweeted Thursday. "That’s a new challenge that our firefighters haven’t faced before. At least on this kind of scale."​

Electric vehicles are exploding from water damage after Hurricane Ian, top Florida official warns

Florida's chief fire marshal warned Thursday that Hurricane Ian waterlogged a number of EVs and their sensitive batteries, creating a serious widespread danger of fires.

www.foxnews.com

Will California's legislature roll back their insistance/new law that people MUST run electric cars by a certain date instead of gas-driven ones now?

lol that's hilarious. They're both cutting down on power generation at the same time as they're trying to increase demand 10 fold. Fucking idiots.