Salt Water and EV-Lithium batteries. Ticking time bombs

[Billy_Bob]

Hurricane Ian exposed another issue with EV's both land based and aircraft. When they are exposed to salt water the lithium fires take 6-9 hours to put out.

Just one more issue that makes the EV unsafe. Cars that got wet in Florida are blowing up and burning up with little or no notice. Experimental aircraft in Florida that are EV's are also affected.

What a mess this is...

Electric vehicles catching fire in Florida after Hurricane Ian

As the Sunshine State recovers from the punishing Category 4 storm, first responders face further destruction from electric vehicles submerged in the extensive flooding.

nypost.com

 

[Billy_Bob]

Its taking fire crews up to 9 hours to extinguish car fires taking them from other duties...

Waterlogged electric cars are imploding in Florida after Hurricane Ian

“These vehicles have been submerged in salt water; they have extensive damage and can potentially be serious fire hazards,” the fire department says

news.yahoo.com

 

[toobfreak]

Hurricane Ian exposed another issue with EV's both land based and aircraft. When they are exposed to salt water the lithium fires take 6-9 hours to put out.

Good! You just found work for all these illegals! We can put them to work all over the country putting out EV fires!

Experimental aircraft in Florida that are EV's are also affected.

That's OK too. Planes fly up high in the air well away from floods so never will have to deal with water.

 

[EvilCat Breath]

Good! You just found work for all these illegals! We can put them to work all over the country putting out EV fires!


That's OK too. Planes fly up high in the air well away from floods so never will have to deal with water.

You're sarcastically joking, right?

 

[Billy_Bob]

You're sarcastically joking, right?

He is...

The pressure changes at altitude make the batteries more susceptible to pulling in water vapor as they descend to land. He also knows that if they are going over ocean regions that would mean intaking that slat water and vapor into the batteries where it no longer ends well.

One of the issues with busses that have failed recently was salt solutions used on roads in winter. And it's about to start again. only today we have almost a million EV's on the roads.

 

[Crick]

Hurricane Ian exposed another issue with EV's both land based and aircraft. When they are exposed to salt water the lithium fires take 6-9 hours to put out.

Just one more issue that makes the EV unsafe. Cars that got wet in Florida are blowing up and burning up with little or no notice. Experimental aircraft in Florida that are EV's are also affected.

What a mess this is...

Electric vehicles catching fire in Florida after Hurricane Ian

As the Sunshine State recovers from the punishing Category 4 storm, first responders face further destruction from electric vehicles submerged in the extensive flooding.

nypost.com

Little or no notice? Are you suggesting that EV owners did not realize their cars had been submerged by flood waters?

And how many experimental EV aircraft are there in the state? Three? Less? And how many of those got submerged by flood waters?

 

[Crick]

Hurricane Ian exposed another issue with EV's both land based and aircraft. When they are exposed to salt water the lithium fires take 6-9 hours to put out.

Just one more issue that makes the EV unsafe. Cars that got wet in Florida are blowing up and burning up with little or no notice. Experimental aircraft in Florida that are EV's are also affected.

What a mess this is...

Electric vehicles catching fire in Florida after Hurricane Ian

As the Sunshine State recovers from the punishing Category 4 storm, first responders face further destruction from electric vehicles submerged in the extensive flooding.

nypost.com

FOR GOD'S SAKE START DUMPING THE SALT WATER ! ! ! ! !

 

[Billy_Bob]

OH look... an electric car blows up with the driver inside.... And the car was recently exposed to a hurricane...

Man Suffers 'Life Changing Injuries' After Electric Car Bursts Into Flames While Driving Down Highway

The man's car reportedly caught on fire without warning, and bystanders rushed to the vehicle to pull him from the flames.

www.westernjournal.com

 

[Crick]

OH look... an electric car blows up with the driver inside.... And the car was recently exposed to a hurricane...

Man Suffers 'Life Changing Injuries' After Electric Car Bursts Into Flames While Driving Down Highway

The man's car reportedly caught on fire without warning, and bystanders rushed to the vehicle to pull him from the flames.

www.westernjournal.com

This is the first I can recall hearing of someone being injured in an EV battery fire, although I'm certain it has happened before. I suppose the reason injuries and deaths could be higher in ICE fires is that so many of those are the result of moving vehicle accidents which both rupture the gas tank and incapacitate the driver in some way. I can't imagine there is much difference in the accident rate between the two types of vehicle and, if so, that would indicate that the battery packs are more secure in an accident than are ICE powered vehicle's gasoline tanks.