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Originally Posted by Byte1
No "evidence?" You do not mix lithium with water without a volatile reaction. That has been proven. Overheat a lithium battery and see what can happen. Expose lithium to water and see what happens. All my yard equipment is lithium battery powered, but I know a little about what not to do with lithium unless I want to suffer the results.
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All true. My point was, HOW did the battery get wet?
And yes, all mine is DeWalt with their battery system, also. I would not leave it out in the rain, but I would be amazed if the batteries were not water-resistant at least
On the car, some had mentioned corrosion, but that doesn't make sense to me, that it would corrode to the point the water could great to the lithium in a day or two. Something else happened.
Purely guessing like maybe the car had been in an accident and the batteries were damaged, but it was just parked and ignored. I am fairly certain Tesla will want to do a complete analysis and figure out a way to improve the situation.
And I am cynical enough not to rule out it was deliberately set on fire. There is a lot of hate around right now.,