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Florida Home That Survived Hurricane Burns to the Ground from EV: 'A Ticking Time Bomb'
The Western Journal ^ | October 14th 2022 | Abby Liebing

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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KEYWORDS: automotive; ev; evfires; fire; fl; hurricane; hurricaneian
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To: GaltAdonis

Put That in your pipe


41 posted on 10/14/2022 4:39:11 PM PDT by Big Red Badger (We Are JONAH)
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To: Jacquerie

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.


42 posted on 10/14/2022 4:42:18 PM PDT by SaxxonWoods (The only way to secure your own future is to create it yourself.)
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To: Jacquerie

Awesome.. idiot builds a hurricane proof house and has it destroyed by a useless EV.


43 posted on 10/14/2022 4:45:31 PM PDT by maddog55 (The only thing systemic in America is the left's hatred of it!)
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To: Paal Gulli; Gen.Blather

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.


44 posted on 10/14/2022 4:50:13 PM PDT by SaxxonWoods (The only way to secure your own future is to create it yourself.)
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To: Jacquerie

You’re supposed to park that fire trap on the next block


45 posted on 10/14/2022 4:51:59 PM PDT by NWFree (Somebody has to say it 🤪)
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To: SaxxonWoods

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.


46 posted on 10/14/2022 4:57:18 PM PDT by jpp113
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Do insurance companies cover burning cars when they live in areas that can be flooded by salt water?


47 posted on 10/14/2022 5:16:48 PM PDT by dsrtsage ( Complexity is just simple lacking imagination)
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To: Jacquerie

Schedenfreud


48 posted on 10/14/2022 5:18:07 PM PDT by Nifster (I see puppy dogs in the clouds )
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To: Big Red Badger
"..Put That in your pipe...."

.

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'...

49 posted on 10/14/2022 5:21:35 PM PDT by GaltAdonis
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To: Does so
Petronis is also the brand name of an electric heater.

In Florida, we don't have much use for electric heaters. We have the sunshine.

50 posted on 10/14/2022 5:38:28 PM PDT by NautiNurse (Ron DeSantis is Top Gov)
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To: Jacquerie

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.


51 posted on 10/14/2022 5:40:57 PM PDT by webheart
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To: maddog55

LOL. You’re right. Recent FL building codes make homes almost hurricane-proof. Not so much for EVs torching off.


52 posted on 10/14/2022 5:51:21 PM PDT by Jacquerie (ArticleVBlog.com)
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To: Jacquerie

Yup, Karma is a bitch! But, the wokesters will soldier on...


53 posted on 10/14/2022 6:10:31 PM PDT by PubliusMM (RKBA; a matter of fact, not opinion. The Dhimmicraps are ALL Traitors. All of them.)
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To: webheart

You made the assertion. Not me.


54 posted on 10/14/2022 6:34:11 PM PDT by Jacquerie (ArticleVBlog.com)
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To: GaltAdonis

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.


55 posted on 10/14/2022 8:32:14 PM PDT by Big Red Badger (We Are JONAH)
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To: Jacquerie

I’m wondering whether salted winter roads will have a similar effect.


56 posted on 10/14/2022 8:45:10 PM PDT by Mister Da (The mark of a wise man is not what he knows, but what he knows he doesn't know!)
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To: GaltAdonis
Just sayin'. Wait until you develop Ulcerative Colitis. Guess what actually controls it? Nicotine.

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.

57 posted on 10/14/2022 9:35:14 PM PDT by jonascord (First rule of the Dunning-Kruger Club is that you do not know you are in the Dunning-Kruger club.)
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To: Jacquerie
... is the extra probability of claims covered by ICE vehicle owners?
I would say yes. Insurance companies generally spread the costs among as many people as possible, even to those at little risk of the event.

How many times have we read of blanket rates going up because of a catastrophic event somewhere?

58 posted on 10/14/2022 10:05:54 PM PDT by citizen (The pResident On Hot Mic With Florida Official: ‘No One F**ks With A Biden’)
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To: Jacquerie

How dangerous is the battery on my EV-assisted trike?


59 posted on 10/15/2022 5:32:19 AM PDT by wintertime ( Behind every government school teacher stand armed police.( Real bullets in those guns on the hip!))
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To: wintertime

Beats me, but several months ago I stopped over-night charging of my cellphone and the batteries to hand tools.


60 posted on 10/15/2022 2:13:21 PM PDT by Jacquerie (ArticleVBlog.com)
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