>1 single EV fire

Why not just dump a big pile of sand on it?

>>28475793
>Firefighters use a large amount of water to fight electric vehicle (EV) fires primarily to cool down the lithium-ion batteries and prevent reignition
If you just dump sand the heat will quite unironically melt the road and stay hot for weeks
>sand and gravel work great as heat insulators

>>28475793
because you now have to deal with a pile of molten glass together

>>28475796
together with the melted steel*

>>28475801
Just call it modern art and sell it to some rich hipster.

I'm not an e-car hater.
It's just that my mind is just blown that with such a gigantic issue these vehicles were greenlit in the first place.

In a world where these things didn't get forced on us it would never have been legal to be sold until at least there's some new way of safely putting out those battery fires as quickly as with gas fires.

>>28475802
Chud

>>28475786 (OP)
heh noobs don't know about the blankey tech

>>28475968
See
>>28475796
>>28475801
This thread doesn't have many posts, you could have read them.

>>28475968
>The Bridgehill Car Fire Blanket allows you to contain flames, smoke, and toxic fumes in seconds, offering an effective solution for managing fires
What are you gonna do with the 5000 degree sun trapped under that blanket once the fire is out?

>>28475968
Only works with ice. Bats burn without oxygen right?

>>28475786 (OP)
>using water
>on an electrically-caused metal fire
deze niggas be wildin

>>28476088
Partly, even though they are technically self oxidizing and when shorted self igniting. However they will burn more intensely with a source of oxygen than without. This is in addition to all the other flammable materials within the car which always require oxygen.

>>28475977
Just don't EVER lift the blanket bro. Easy peez... Although I do admit it's definitely bothersome.

Bigger battery bigger fire, right? Alright well what if we brought back Land Barges and used them to hold smaller batteries? I mean people like SUV's right? Well these are big just like them but they're also closer to the ground so I think it's a better idea.

>>28476111
Danke smart senpai.

>>28475786 (OP)
Based.

>>28475793
>sand
And where will you find a pilot crazy enough to fly over a burning tesla?

I believe it's only a matter of time before an EV (Exploding Vehicle) being transported on a cruiseferry self-ignites and causes a serious maritime disaster because the fire cannot be extinguished.

>>28476226
I can't wait to see the video of them dumping it overboard

>>28475786 (OP)
why even use water at this point
just use more fire and make it burn quicker
jam a few flamethrowers up that bitch and reduce it to ash in an hour

>>28476241
>dumping it overboard
How would they even do that? Opening the car ramp doors and moving the burning EV to the ramp could be a challenge if the deck is full of cars. Maybe they could push it with something, damn anything that gets in the way.
Those cruiseferries have also been known to capsize easily if any significant volume of water gets into the car deck, so doing that in rough seas might be even more tricky.

>>2847585
EVs are a rich person scam just like health care. They are forced on us so the unwashed masses need to buy in to the product they have their hands on, exclusively.

>>28475795
Can't have fire if you dont have oxygen. Sand is good at that.

>>28476529
Don't some lithium battery chemistries release oxygen as they overheat and break down?
I suppose the sand might help contain the fire, though.

>>28476208
The beauty of this is that the engineers responsible are almost certainly indian diversity hires

Reminder that EV fires are less common currently simply because there arent that many on the road yet and many of them arent 15+ years old (most get scrapped). Meanwhile most ICE cars catching fire at 15+ years old shitboxes with deferred maint. I cant wait for entire parking garages to go up in flames on the regular in another 5-10 years. Over here a lot of indoor garages banned EV's and only let them sit outside, really makes you wonder.
Also tell ur insurance that you own an EV and its parked in ur garage, guaranteed premium hike.

>>28476577
How many people will really even own these pieces of shit though? You'd have to be a retard to "believe" in ev. Even the dumbest person realizes these are liabilities, so only "educated" rich dipshits are interested in them
Actually imagine that... everyone in high end gated shitholes like LA will have their personal oceangate.... yeah i like that

>>28476529
Lmao if only it were that simple , lithium ion batteries contain their own oxidizer.
Lithium batteries using iron phosphate is supposed to prevent these dangerous battery fires.

>>28476577
>ICE cars catch on fire more!
the whole point is how fast you can extinguish the fire, which is a fraction to EVs

>>28476436
Which is why it'll be hilarious to watch

>>28476922
his point was that anyone claiming that ICE catching on fire more as a counterargument is missing important information, being thar EVs are still newer and fewer than ICE cars skewing the statistics. He then went on to explain a second unrelated point about how even industries and cities are aware of how dangerous EV fires will be. You need to work on your reading comprehension, man, seriously.

>>28475786 (OP)
>Use the wrong material to combat this kind of fire
>Look how much we had to use and it didn't work!

>>28477338
>there’s no such material that can fight the flames and REDUCE THE SCORCHING HEAT OF THE BATTERIES
Just good ol water

>>28475852
>t. Assmad he couldn’t come up with a good grift

>>28477421
>t. Certified born and bred Chud

>>28477338
Disappointing that someone who knows that we don't know what water or birds are thinks we know how to out out an EV fire.

Pine Level is a teeny tiny rural community and the fire department is run by volunteers. Really can't expect them to have the proper equipment for fighting the type of battery fires that come from EVs, especially since most people in the area think electric cars are a communist plot. Pic related is what it's best known for, as the sign can be seen from the Interstate passing through.

just smother it with a white phosphorus fire.

I haven't encountered an electric vehicle fire yet. 36000 gallons from my firetruck would take around 45 minutes to run. Fire fighters know its not the best thing and won't directly stop the fire most of the time. The sand idea can't work yet because our apparatus aren't bull dozens. So we use the best we can to prevent it from spreading right now. It's the recommendation from all the ev car makers for now to put it out. The blankets seem interesting but I wonder if it would be to hot to get that close. Plus I wouldn't want to risk some other part exploding or stupid because I don't know enough about them to safely make a determination. Blasting water for 45 minutes gets lame but I'd take that over a basement fire or really bad oil fire in a building either way.

>>28481334
Insight appreciated.