Posted on 10/06/2022 3:34:09 PM PDT by Rennes Templar
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."
"It takes special training and understanding of EVs to ensure these fires are put out quickly and safely," he continued in a follow-up tweet. "Thanks to [North Collier Fire Rescue] for their hard work."
Patronis published a video of firefighters in Naples, Florida, battling a fire started from a Tesla EV's battery. A bystander is overheard in the video saying that the crew had used hundreds of gallons of water attempting to put the fire out.
Last week, Hurricane Ian pummeled cities along Florida's west coast including Naples and Fort Myers, making landfall as a Category 4 storm. The hurricane caused more than 100 deaths and over a million residents to lose power.
It is unclear how many EVs were impacted or destroyed by the storm.
Meanwhile, consumers are increasingly turning to EVs as the Biden administration continues to push a green transition involving zero-emission cars.
Between April and June, EVs accounted for 5.6% of new car purchases in the U.S., up slightly from the first three months of 2022, according to Kelley Blue Book.
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This is my shocked face.
But, but Tesla Gator posts how ICE vehicles spontaneously ignite just as easily.
Semi related, if you didn’t know Jimmy Patronis is our next Governor. Take that to the bank. Great guy. Really.
Time for Gator to show up posting pictures of Gas Cars catching fire after hitting a brick wall.
I’ve never seen a car burn like a cop car at a blm rally. They should have recalled them.
Sea water does amazing things..
Yes, they’re a menace. Time to recall all of them.
Oops.
The rush to push the whole world into EVs in the next decade or too is madness. There are still many many kinds int the technology, infrastructure, safety etc. that need to be worked out before it makes sense to have a majority-EV-driving population.
Ship them to Germany to help keep them warm this winter.
*too = two
Oh yeah I’m quite familiar. Still rebuilding Mexico Beach and Panama City. I’d guess 5 more years.
The batteries are the Achilles Heel. If you don’t know that don’t stay the hell away from EV’s and Hybrids.
Just go out and buy a new battery. (/S)
How many EV owners with buyer’s remorse left their EVs on purpose?
Way to tell: See if the insured buy another EV after the claim is settled...
It’s a bonus.
Your new EV doubles as an IED.
What’s the insurance like on an EV?
So what’s the disposal plan for all of those lith-ion batteries? Pretty toxic stuff. Maybe should’ve considered this inevitability when pushing transition to electric? Not as if flooding is unique or rare.
Or, nah...it’ll be fine.
The new WMD’s
LOL
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