The Chevy Bolt EV belonging to Vermont Lawmaker who backed

CNBC ^ | 7/7/2021 | Michael Wayland

[SaxxonWoods]

A Chevrolet electric vehicle owned by Vermont state Rep. Timothy Briglin recently caught fire while charging in the politician’s driveway, according to Vermont State Police. The fire is the most recent to highlight an ongoing concern of automakers and vehicle safety watchdogs as companies release an influx of new EVs.

[SaxxonWoods]

Thanks, that squares with what my firefighter friends say. They have no foam anyway. But they’d rather deal with a ICE car fire than an EV one any day.

[Justa]

What’s a Chevy Bolt?

[ProtectOurFreedom]

When WAREHOUSES containing TONS of lithium batteries catch on fire, look out! It affects a lot more than just the automobile owner...

At Least 3K Ordered to Evacuate as Factory Containing Lithium Batteries Keeps Burning

July 1, 2021. At least 3,000 people in Morris, Illinois were ordered to evacuate as a former factory containing nearly 100 tons of lithium batteries continues to burn after a fire began Tuesday.

The evacuation orders, which were supposed to last until Wednesday, were extended into Thursday by city officials. The fire, caused by the explosion of lithium batteries, is releasing toxic fumes, according to the Associated Press.

Residents living in about 950 nearby homes were ordered to leave alongside those in a nearby school, church and small businesses. People can return to their homes at 9 p.m. on Thursday.

Fire officials have said they decided to let the blaze burn out because they fear trying to extinguish it could trigger more explosions.

The building—to the surprise of the fire department and other city agencies—was being used to store lithium batteries ranging in size from cellphone batteries to large car batteries.

Fire Forced Surfside Rescue Crew to Turn Back From Woman Pleading for Help Mayor Chris Brown has said the city didn't know the building was being used to store batteries until it caught fire, and that he knows very little about Superior Battery.

[SaxxonWoods]

“That is one of the reasons in older suburban neighborhoods you often see detached garages or if a garage is attached, the interior walls are parged with a coat of cement for fireproofing. Not that people back then had electric cars; there was just a bit of distrust that a car fire might start in the garage.”

I’ve read that most house fires start in the garage. That’s why a 1 hour firewall is required where the garage meets the house. It’s common for house fires to start in the attached garage.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

“What’s a Chevy Bolt?”

The latest incarnation of the now-retired Chevy Volt.

[SaxxonWoods]

“What’s a Chevy Bolt?”

Buy one and see!

[Paal Gulli]

It’s ObamaMotors, what did you expect?

[bankwalker]

What’s a Chevy Bolt?

cousin of the German BoltWagon ...

[Enterprise]

Here's the Wikipedia account. The scene was a nightmare for body recovery because the plane nosedived into the everglades.

ValuJet Flight 592

[xp38]

The Chevrolet Bolt or Chevrolet Bolt EV is a front-motor, five-door all-electric subcompact hatchback marketed by Chevrolet; developed and manufactured in partnership with LG Corporation.....I might add ugly as hell.

[SaxxonWoods]

“Controlled for age, combustion vehicles burn at a rate 10x electric vehicles.”
I don’t care whether EVs burn more or less often than ICEs.

My point at the beginning of the thread was about my wonder over seeing reports of EV fires and every time it was a Tesla. I was glad to see it’s not just Teslas that burn, other EVs burn too. I thought maybe Teslas burned more than other EVs. And maybe they do.

[central_va]

This is shocking.

[dfwgator]

[Erik Latranyi]

Wow, you are uneducated.

https://auto.howstuffworks.com/car-driving-safety/accidents-hazardous-conditions/10-causes-of-car-fires.htm#:~:text=1%20Fuel%20System%20Leaks.%20Rotted%20fuel%20lines%20leak,5%20Overheating%20Catalytic%20Converters.%20...%20More%20items...%20

[Revel]

Well maybe if you count car bombs in cities like Chicago.

[Beagle8U]

Exploding golf carts...The new Chevy Dolt.

The original dumbass mobile!

[PTBAA]

“You may hate it now, but wait till you drive it!”

[Carriage Hill]

NEVER park an EV in a garage!

[dfwgator]

That’ll buff right out.

[Steely Tom]

ValuJet 592 had nothing to do with lithium batteries, it was caused by accidental ignition (that is, activation) of a number of chemical oxygen generators that were being shipped in the forward cargo hold.

These devices not only generate a lot of heat at high temperatures, but also generate a lot of pure gaseous oxygen; this sustained the fire even as the cargo hold, cabin, and flight deck filled with combustion products. The intensity of the fire was greatly exacerbated by the presence of no fewer then three aircraft tires in the cargo hold, around which the boxes of chemical oxygen generators (144 in all) had been packed. At least one of these tires was mounted on a wheel and pressurized; a pressure transient was recorded on the cockpit data recorder that corresponded to its explosive failure.

The ground crew essentially assembled a non-extinguishable incendiary device in the cargo hold, through which cables and wires ran from the cockpit to almost every area of the aircraft.