New tool to help fight electric vehicle fires

[Mr Bones]

• The trouble with EV fires is their lithium batteries can burn for as long as 24 hours. The battery is typically located on the bottom of the car and can span the length of the vehicle. Since EV cars tend to be extra low to the ground, the batteries can be hard to reach. O'Hearn said sometimes firefighters try to tip the car on its side with their hands.
• The Gerry Pipe is a steel pipe on wheels with a fire hose nozzle at the end. It allows firefighters to put out the fire underneath from a safe distance.

https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/retired-everett-firefighter-gerry-pipe-electric-vehicle-fires/

 

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[dinuksha_asela]

So much for the Environmentally safe bullshit.. lol..

 

[rukshrulz]

So much for the Environmentally safe bullshit.. lol..

Environmentally safe කියල EV ගන්න උන් නම් අමු ගොන්නු.

 

[Mr Bones]

So much for the Environmentally safe bullshit.. lol..

EVs are not as environmentally friendly as many people believe. They are overrated.

 

[dinuksha_asela]

Tesla Disaster As Cars Won't Charge in Freezing Cold​

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/tesla-disaster-as-cars-won-t-charge-in-freezing-cold/ar-AA1n7wEK

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[Mr Bones]

Tesla Disaster As Cars Won't Charge in Freezing Cold​

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https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/tesla-disaster-as-cars-won-t-charge-in-freezing-cold/ar-AA1n7wEK

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[Kalu9]

Came across an interesting solution for EV fires – the Gerry Pipe. It's a steel pipe on wheels with a fire hose nozzle, allowing firefighters to tackle the fire underneath from a safe distance. What do you think about this approach?

 

[Mr Bones]

Came across an interesting solution for EV fires – the Gerry Pipe. It's a steel pipe on wheels with a fire hose nozzle, allowing firefighters to tackle the fire underneath from a safe distance. What do you think about this approach?

This approach might be efficient for controlling lithium fires because it's very hard to control them. In some cases, I have seen firefighters use a blanket to cover the car to cut the Oxygen supply.