Posted on 10/14/2022 2:50:17 PM PDT by Jacquerie
After surviving Hurricane Ian, some homes in Florida are facing a new danger: electric vehicles catching fire due to their batteries being corroded by the floods.
State Rep. Bob Rommel and state Fire Marshal Jim Patronis have been particularly vocal about the threat of EV fires in the aftermath of the hurricane.
“Electric vehicles are catching on fire due to electrical system failure caused by saltwater storm surge from Hurricane Ian, catching homes on fire, endangering first responders and FL families. I’m calling on EV companies to partner with us to find solutions. We must take action,” Patronis tweeted.
In a video Patronis shared along with those comments, firefighters can be seen fighting a Tesla fire. A woman is heard saying that the firefighters had already dumped 1,500 gallons of water on the car, but the fire just kept burning.
Last week, Patronis wrote a letter to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to ask for more information about the risks to EVs from saltwater damage.
“On October 6th, I joined North Collier Fire Rescue to assess response activities related to Hurricane Ian and saw with my own eyes an EV continuously ignite, and continually reignite, as fireteams doused the vehicle with tens-of-thousands of gallons of water,” Patronis wrote.
“Subsequently, I was informed by the fire department that the vehicle, once again reignited when it was loaded onto the tow truck. Based on my conversations with area firefighters, this is not an isolated incident. As you can appreciate, I am very concerned that we may have a ticking time bomb on our hands.”
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Put That in your pipe
The batteries will have to be encased in waterproof material.
Probably quite expensive and not easy. Will also make the cars more expensive and heavier. Heavier means less range.
Awesome.. idiot builds a hurricane proof house and has it destroyed by a useless EV.
Speaking of car fires, EV vs ICE:
ICE gasoline fires burn at 1,500F and once out, are out for good, most are out in seconds to minutes.
EV fires burn at 5,900F and can reignite multiple times over a period of days. Reignition usually occurs at a junkyard or impound lot. Sometimes the only way to stop the fire is to dig a pit next to the burning car, push it in and cover it up.
Not too good for the old environment.
You’re supposed to park that fire trap on the next block
Tough to do, because the batteries get very hot as they are used. The battery pack has its own ventilation system that blows air into the pack and the metal box (the pack) is usually louvered to remove the heat. If the ventilation system stops, I would imagine the computer shuts the car down immediately, otherwise it would be negligence on the manufacturer’s part.
Do insurance companies cover burning cars when they live in areas that can be flooded by salt water?
Schedenfreud
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I don't smoke any longer.
I quit a 21-year pack-and-a-half a day habit 16 years ago.
After going through months of nicotine withdrawal, I will
NEVER ingest nicotine ever again. Nope. NOT happening.
Just sayin'...
In Florida, we don't have much use for electric heaters. We have the sunshine.
I don’t have a source other than I have read the same account of an electric vehicle fire several times since the hurricane. It’s the same ar every time. There is not a second instance. If you can point me at any source that describes more than one instance I would be happy to retract my statement.
LOL. You’re right. Recent FL building codes make homes almost hurricane-proof. Not so much for EVs torching off.
Yup, Karma is a bitch! But, the wokesters will soldier on...
You made the assertion. Not me.
I’m burning a Marberry as I type this
I need to quit but it’s one of a couple things I enjoy.
I don’t talk about the others.
I’m wondering whether salted winter roads will have a similar effect.
Or, you can spend the rest of your life with a diaper, running from public bath room to public bath room, assuming that they aren't locked because the homeless like to use them to shoot up.
No swimming in a pool, no fishing, no boating, no golf, no bowling, no movies, no concerts, no county fairs, no shopping...
Never say never.
How many times have we read of blanket rates going up because of a catastrophic event somewhere?
How dangerous is the battery on my EV-assisted trike?
Beats me, but several months ago I stopped over-night charging of my cellphone and the batteries to hand tools.
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