84 36,000 gallons of water required to douse burning Tesla....our first responders are not equipped to handle these kinds of fires (www.whio.com) posted 333 days ago by unruly 333 days ago by unruly +85 / -1 36,000 gallons of water required to douse burning Tesla; motorist arrested The Pine Level Fire Department said it took an hour to get the fire under control. 22 comments share 22 comments share save hide report block hide replies
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.
I wonder if the car manufacturers could wrap the batteries with this type of blanket (internally) as a standard feature. (With proper venting, etc.)
Then maybe people would be willing to park their EV's inside their garage...