I parked in an underground garage in DC a few weeks ago. Three levels down was a bank of chargers. I can’t imagine the difficulty of fighting a car fire down there. Do they even have a fire truck that can get there?
I parked in an underground garage in DC a few weeks ago. Three levels down was a bank of chargers. I can’t imagine the difficulty of fighting a car fire down there. Do they even have a fire truck that can get there?
Great question. They have water fire hoses. Useless in the event of an EV battery fire. Most garages I’ve been in are too low for a fire truck. Another mark against EVs.
Most parking garages have their own hoses and fire spigots scattered around to meet fire code. Gasoline catches fire too, you know.
Better question: can they get enough water to keep the battery pack from slagging the structure and every car around it. These battery fires don’t extinguish very well and all the water really does is keep the temperatures down until the available power to feed the short has been drained.