I saw sonething some years ago that the german firefighters use a container and fill it with water and drop the car in for a few days.
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SomeAmateur@sh.itjust.works 4 weeks ago
Has anyone actually looked at the amount of water needes to handle a tesla fire? The pdfs are available and we looked at them when I was a volunteer. It’s like 8,000 gallons to keep the battery temps under control. Our tanker holds 2,000 gallons and foam isn’t effective like for normal cars.
A single tesla on fire needs a response similar to a house fire. Most fire response is going to be very strained with multiple, especially if they are at different locations.
slaneesh_is_right@lemmy.org 4 weeks ago
sznowicki@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
I confirm. German firefighters once the fire is out, take the EV and put into a container full of water for about two days so all the energy is slowly going down.
Source: I’m a firefighter in Germany.
SomeAmateur@sh.itjust.works 4 weeks ago
Right and I’m sure it would work but technically Tesla advises responders not to. Idk why or what their recommended alternative might be
Varyk@sh.itjust.works 4 weeks ago
foam retardants aren’t effective? is the battery burning too hot?
andros_rex@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
How the fuck are these things legal
SomeAmateur@sh.itjust.works 4 weeks ago
I assume the same goes for most EVs