NTSB Study Claims That Half Of US Fire Departments Can't Handle An EV Fire Correctly

After a March 23, 2018, accident on a California freeway, a Tesla Model X caught fire twice within 24 hours and again six days later.

The NTSB has also documented instances in which firefighters didn’t use the preferred method to fight a battery fire: copious amounts of water to cool overheating power packs and tamp down flames.

The most aggressive fires have involved lithium-based batteries, which can self-ignite and are difficult to extinguish, such as those installed on Teslas.

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PUGPROUD - 10/9/2020 1:33:49 PM

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Biggest surprise here is that half can, supposedly.

edwardfrancis - 10/9/2020 9:42:50 PM

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Fire departments probably deal with more car fires than structure fires. We have very good car designs, but they carry fuel and accidents happen. The US averaged 160 car fires per hour!

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Fire departments will learn to handle electrics.