width=800> Posted on 07/24/2022 2:41:39 PM PDT by grundle
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An electric bus went up in flames in the parking lot of the CT Transit Bus Depot in Hamden, Connecticut, on Saturday morning.
This is what's left of an electric bus after it went up in flames in the parking lot of the CT Transit Bus Depot in Hamden, Connecticut, on Saturday morning.
An electric bus caught on fire at a bus depot in Hamden on Saturday morning and three people were transported to the hospital to be evaluated.
Firefighters were called to the CT Transit Bus Depot on State Street after getting a report of an electric bus fire in the parking lot.
According to fire officials, lithium ion battery fires are difficult to extinguish due to the thermal chemical process that produces great heat and continually reignites.
With this type of fire, officials said they have to let it burn because it can't be extinguished.
At the scene, crews said they were able to protect other exposures.
Investigators said two CT Transit workers were taken to the hospital as a precaution from exposure to the smoke. One firefighter was also transported to the hospital for heat exhaustion.
The fire marshal is investigating the incident.
...too soon?
That burned up real gud.
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/school-bus-catches-fire-in-delhi-no-casualties/articleshow/93030148.cms
I imagine once everyone is driving an EV pretty much everything is going to be burned down.
Saving space in the landfill.
A Houston Metro diesel or LP gas-powered bus caught on fire on Airline road here the other day. It didn’t make the news. But then it didn’t burn to the ground either.
Is that environmentally friendly smoke?
Someday one of these batteries is gonna ignite on a big ocean ferry with maybe a thousand passengers on board.
Very bad technology. It may be ok for small things like a cell phone but for a car or bus? I’ll not be buying an EV anytime soon.
Too much, tragic bus...
Golf Kart fanbois horrified.....
"That'll buff right out."
Geez, that is one heck of a carbon footprint...
...too soon?
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LOL!
The destination sign on the bus was “Hindenburg Ave”.
Paging Al Gore... Al Gore please pick up the courtesy phone... 🤓
Oh the Humanity!
“can’t be extinguished”
So this is what petey buttaageeg wants for us! To be forced into EVs that catch fire, and the fire cannot be put out.
Ride an electric bus. You might make it and you might be incinerated.
autoinsuranceez.com said in 2022:
Hybrid vehicles actually come in number one with the most fires per 100K sales. Gas vehicles are second, and electric vehicles place third.
howtogeek.com
Overall, EVs were about 0.3% likely to catch fire, while gas cars were 1.05% likely to ignite.Jun 17, 2022
MSNBC website:
Electric vehicle fires are rare, but hard to fight — here’s why
PUBLISHED SAT, JAN 29 2022
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However, when fires do occur, electric vehicles with lithium ion batteries burn hotter, faster and require far more water to reach final extinguishment, Sutcliffe says. And the batteries can re-ignite hours or even days after the fire is initially controlled, leaving salvage yards, repair shops and others at risk.
Chas McGarvey, the Chief Fire Officer of Pennsylvania’s Lower Merion Fire Department, told CNBC that one Tesla Model S Plaid fire his department handled in 2021 burned so hot that it melted the roadway beneath it.
Sutcliffe told CNBC, “A lot of the time fire fighters and fire agencies are just expected to kind of figure it out.” With so many new models hitting the road, McGarvey the fire chief in Pennsylvania said, “We’re still trying to catch up with all this stuff. But it changes almost every day!”
The Director of Maryland’s Energy Institute, Eric Wachsman, says that the qualities that make lithium ion battery cells powerful enough to move a passenger vehicle can also make them vulnerable to igniting— especially if battery cells within them are damaged or defective.
Lithium ion battery cells have electrodes placed close together, which increases the chances of a short, he says, and they are filled with a flammable liquid electrolyte.
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