Battery Fire

Ringmaster · 19-02-22, 09:58 PM

I'm surprised this hasn't been mentioned by mainstream news channels... Porsches & Audis going up in smoke.... Can't just hose them down, apparently..

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/w...-b2018606.html

SorenR · 19-02-22, 11:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ringmaster

I'm surprised this hasn't been mentioned by mainstream news channels... Porsches & Audis going up in smoke.... Can't just hose them down, apparently..

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/w...-b2018606.html

Run it aground and fill it with water. Job done!

Ringmaster · 20-02-22, 04:25 PM

I hear that some fire brigades place EVs into a shipping container full of water for a week, after they have extinguished the initial fire, to ensure there is no chance of re-ignition.

The container has to be sent to a specialist waste operator to deal with all the dangerous elements residual in the water..

moonwatcher · 22-02-22, 10:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ringmaster

I'm surprised this hasn't been mentioned by mainstream news channels... Porsches & Audis going up in smoke.... Can't just hose them down, apparently..

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/w...-b2018606.html

With DC voltages of 600+ you would not be advised to hose them down, there are plenty of clips of them on fire on YouTube. I suppose it's one of the many advantages! of an EV

Hanuman · 22-02-22, 10:49 AM

I can see a case for the batteries to be shipped separately, and installed as part of a final inspection before handing over to a customer. If the risk of one EV fire is the loss of an entire cargo, plus the vessel.
There’s strict limits on what goes on cargo aircraft, already. The bloody things need a separate vessel all of their own.

22-02-22, 10:49 AM	#5
Hanuman Trickster Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Heckling from the cheap seats, Phnom Penh, KoW Posts: 7,016	I can see a case for the batteries to be shipped separately, and installed as part of a final inspection before handing over to a customer. If the risk of one EV fire is the loss of an entire cargo, plus the vessel. There’s strict limits on what goes on cargo aircraft, already. The bloody things need a separate vessel all of their own. __________________ I wish they would keep the damned Chinese away now that I can go home, so that I can enjoy Fish amok and a draught Angkor

20-02-22, 04:25 PM	#3
Ringmaster Senior Member Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 1,335	I hear that some fire brigades place EVs into a shipping container full of water for a week, after they have extinguished the initial fire, to ensure there is no chance of re-ignition. The container has to be sent to a specialist waste operator to deal with all the dangerous elements residual in the water..