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Massive EV cement truck fire: official 'explanation' versus the facts.
coppercone2:
lithium battery jackets kick ass
awesome not to be looking like the puff marshmellow man when its cold
and you know some marshmellow man probobly died when a gust of wind blew him off a bridge or into traffic because of the ridiclous aerodynamic profile of those puffy jackets, especially on slippery ice streets
Marco:
--- Quote from: EPAIII on December 21, 2023, 03:18:34 am ---Perhaps I am wrong, but when a gas or diesel vehicle catches fire, it can be easily extinguished.
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Just google for gas tank rupture fire.
Once all fire departments get injection spikes, extuingishing EV fires should be easy enough. Sprinklers will keep it under control regardless.
I wonder though if with good design with water cooled batteries it would really be impossible to keep a shorting cell below ignition temperature. Maybe have a compartmentalized design and increase flow to a compartment if something goes wrong? Hell, that might already be best practice for all I know.
SiliconWizard:
--- Quote from: EEVblog on December 21, 2023, 04:02:50 am ---Yes, the problem with EV fires is not really that they can happen, it's that they are much more difficult to control.
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Exactly.
.RC.:
I thought all ICE vehicles were on fire when they are driving around.
Ice-Tea:
Yes, but only internally ;-)
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