Lithium is a monofuel, it can burn without oxygen. Added to this is that water makes it burn even more. The only way to put these fires out is to bury them in dry sand or earth.
No worries! Having taken a couple EV fire fighting classes it’s been proven these work well to help prevent runaway fire in the battery pack. It doesn’t extinguish the fire but helps to control it well.
Lithium is a monofuel, it can burn without oxygen. Added to this is that water makes it burn even more. The only way to put these fires out is to bury them in dry sand or earth.
Damn, I was hoping to retire on my blanket royalties.
Is there any way to talk the lithium into needing oxygen? You know, by calling it racist or something...
Alternatively, Teslas may need to be outfitted with automated 'Stop, Drop, and Roll' servos to deal with fires.
Darley fvehicle fire blankets
They work well. My fire dept bought two recently.
Thanks for the link! It satisfies my curiosity for a proof of concept.
No worries! Having taken a couple EV fire fighting classes it’s been proven these work well to help prevent runaway fire in the battery pack. It doesn’t extinguish the fire but helps to control it well.