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Shouldn't the comparison be to an ICE car fire? An industrial fire would include factories and other large buildings. "Normally a car fire you can put out with
by eesmith 4y ago
Shouldn't the comparison be to an ICE car fire? An industrial fire would include factories and other large buildings.
"Normally a car fire you can put out with 500 to 1,000 gallons of water" - https://www.businessinsider.com/tesla-crash-fire-lithium-battery-austin-more-water-than-regular-2021-8?op=1&r=US&IR=T https://www.businessinsider.com/tesla-crash-fire-lithium-bat...
"By comparison, a typical fire involving an internal combustion car can often be quickly put out with approximately 300 gallons of water" - https://www.nbcnews.com/business/autos/federal-regulators-warn-risks-firefighters-electrical-vehicle-fires-n1271084 https://www.nbcnews.com/business/autos/federal-regulators-wa...
"Crews were able to put the flames out using about 600 gallons of water in about an hour," - https://patch.com/massachusetts/westford/car-catches-fire-westford-gas-station https://patch.com/massachusetts/westford/car-catches-fire-we...
"Firefighters quickly extinguished the blaze with about 300 gallons of water." - https://kiwaradio.com/lightssirens/car-destroyed-in-friday-morning-fire/ https://kiwaradio.com/lightssirens/car-destroyed-in-friday-m...
"Candy said it takes about 2-to-3 hundred gallons of water to put out a fire in a car with a combustion engine, but that an electric car fire can require 10 times more water." - https://globalnews.ca/news/6484767/electric-car-fire-training/ https://globalnews.ca/news/6484767/electric-car-fire-trainin...