[LogicDesigner]

“The problem I see with this business is if you get into an accident....you automatically need hazmat folks there and the fire department will probably figure some gimmick to charge you an extra $20,000 for cleaning up the mess and possibly disposing of the batteries.”

The hazmat thing was just a fear-mongering myth that was peddled when electric cars first came out. Regular firefighters can handle battery fires just fine.

Not to mention that there are over 200 fatalities per year in gasoline car fires. The Model S admittedly has vastly fewer cars on the road, but they have had zero fire fatalities. If you look at the video of the Tesla fire that was making the rounds a while ago, you can see that the fire does not enter the passenger cabin, which is by design.

Here is that video, complete with a regular firefighter. As a bonus, here is compilation of some regular gasoline car fires. Notice how quickly they catch on fire? Remember all that hype about a couple of Volt fires? What most people didn't pay attention to is that both of the Volt fires occurred over a week after the Volts were crashed! The Volts were crash tested then put in storage without properly draining the damaged batteries, and it still took a week to catch fire.

Lastly, Tesla has a battery recycling program that handles battery disposal.

[editor-surveyor]

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>> “Regular firefighters can handle battery fires just fine.” <<

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You’re out of your mind!

Firefighters handle electric car accidents ‘fine’ by just keeping everyone back until the magnesium/aluminum fire has burned out.

Then they step aside while the wreckers and the road repair crew take over.

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