When a Tesla crashed and burst into flames in Scottsdale, it reignited on the tow truck. On a California highway, it took firefighters three hours and 6,000 gallons of water to stop an Electric Vehicle (EV) from burning. “Electric vehicle fires have become really a pain for us,” said Dave Folio of the Scottsdale Fire Department.
EV fires are dangerous, costly, and full of unknowns. “We’re still figuring out ways to deal with them; Everything from putting them in a dumpster and loading sand on top of them and possibly even burying them in some cases,” Folio said. “Right now, we’re all scrambling to come up with a better way.”
Maybe we can save EVs as starter kits for the plasma rubbish incinerators/generators we don’t have.
Which brings to my mind, why don’t we incinerate garbage in Canada? Many always point to Europe as a great example of where we should get our solutions. European countries have been incinerating refuse since at least the 1970’s and in Germany they use it to heat the Autobahn in winter and probably to generate electricity all year.
As for EV’s, why don’t we charge a recycling fee upon purchase plus an environmental fee, refundable if your car doesn’t burst into flames?
Heating the autobahn?
Because of environmentalcases who demand that we don’t do that, and the government won’t allow it.
Who are these f****** idiots? They can’t be the majority.
Quickest solution to this problem of the pretentious is to loudly remind the insurance companies of this cost to their bottom line. Send the fire bill to theinsurance company. Once this happens more than 10 times you know the insurance company will think how can we stop these payouts. Solution will be along the same line where you cannot park a propane powered car in apartment basement will be appliedto an EV. Now that the government incentive to buy an EV has disappeared, bring on an EV insurance premium of say $10000 per car per annum for insurance. This will practically guarantee you will rarely ever see an EV car fire again. Problem solved. You’re welcome.
TOTALLY AGREE…………why should the rest of us who don’t buy into that EV JUNK have to help by paying higher premiums……….Put it on the shoulders of the “smart” people that bought into the EV craze to pay their own way…………makes total sense doesn’t it?? MIKE nailed it 100%……..
“Right now, we’re all scrambling to come up with a better way.”
Better way is stop building these worrisome toxic EVs and look for a more stable power solution while using the great ICE vehicle that are proven to be sound and reliable.
The problem is that ALL of us non-incendiary ICE vehicle owners foot the bill for the virtually unrepairable EV’s that get totaled in every accident and fireball. Oh sure … EV vehicle insurance is higher … but so is ours … and if the State Insurance Commissions weren’t SOLD OUT to global warming and EV’s … they’d STOP insurers from spreading the EV risk across all their insured vehicles.
About 40 times more water used to put out electric vs regular car fires.
6000 gallon tank is 12.5″ dia x 7.5″ height.
The standard urban/suburban fire engine only carries 500 gallons. 1000-1500 in a specialty pumper (some rural depts., airports)
Gonna need hydrants lining every roadway or a fleet of tankers
I think your measurements are a bit out…
12 foot diameter by 4 feet tall tank holds ~6k gallon.
They will always burn because batteries are compressed fire.. Raw energy.. While petrol needs a spark to release its energy.. Here nor there.. Nobody wants a gas powered flashlight and nobody really needs a EV..
The solution is obvious.. EVs that are powered, supplemented with small gas generators / steam turbines to recharge small SAFER batteries.. Steam? .. Well electric engines have been developed to not generate heat.. Lets make some that do.. Hot electric engines to boil a liquid with a low boiling point.. Sort of thing..
IMO you could burn popsicle sticks to keep that thing going.. But its not 1875 anymore and its not the age of enlightenment anymore either.. So suffer..
If only we could install, ON EACH INDIVIDUAL VEHICLE, a small, portable, efficient power generating device. An “engine,” if you will.
If only…. LOL.
Let`s let elon figure it out.
“Electric vehicle fires”
They’re called “THERMAL EVENTS” people. Get with the PC program people!
“Right now, we’re all scrambling to come up with a better way.”
You drove to the fire in ‘the better way’.
If the gang greens get their way, you won’t need fire trucks to put out the fire.
The trucks will be waiting for their batteries to charge.
Aha! When a Tesla goes tits up, they should call for a backhoe, not a tow truck. Bury the car about 25′ off the highway and you’re done.
No fires and no delays while the insurance company finally gets around to writing it off anyway.
Pro Tip: Remove all personal belongings while waiting for the backhoe to arrive
EV’s..?
Junk and they will ALWAYS be Junk.
I will say I am overjoyed to see that sales of this crap has dropped into the toilet right alongside the fact that most EV auto manufacturers have lots full of EV’s that no one in their right mind wants nor buying.
PERFECT
Next up: Wind Turbines…Their time for Dismantling is coming
Worst case scenario, it burns a hole down to the mantle.
Cheaper than drilling.