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Regardless of what started it, a car park fire with EVs involved is more concerning

• thebruce87m 2y ago
  That’s the naive assumption, but we have had massive car park fires in times when EVs were much less prevalent: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-merseyside-46290095 https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-merseyside-46290095 And research into car park fires in post-EV times may also not support that theory: https://www.ri.se/sites/default/files/2020-12/FRIC%20D1.2-2020_01%20FIVE%20conference%20presentation%20Multi-storey%20car%20park%20fire%2C%20presentation.pdf https://www.ri.se/sites/default/files/2020-12/FRIC%20D1.2-20... > Electric vehicles: Observations during the fire indicate that electric vehicles did not contribute to the fire development beyond what is expected from conventional vehicles.
  • kiririn 2y ago
    Probably no big deal for fire development, but throws a spanner in the works for successfully extinguishing it
    • thebruce87m 2y ago
      Indeed, but ICE cars aren’t exactly easy to extinguish either. Here is the diesel car that started the fire at Luton. Notice the fire extinguishers around it? They obviously weren’t enough. https://twitter.com/andysoullinux/status/1712232395049422942 https://twitter.com/andysoullinux/status/1712232395049422942
      • coldtea 2y ago
        >ICE cars aren’t exactly easy to extinguish either. Still much much easier.
        • thebruce87m 2y ago
          Than? An EV with an LFP battery? Nope. One with an NMC battery? Yes. We can’t make blanket statements with EVs which was the whole point of my original post. Edit: from the article: > Fire crews were on scene within four minutes, and the fire was put out within an hour. Pretty sure the cybertruck is NMC too, and this is in addition to the fuel canisters and explosives in the vehicle.