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Originally Posted by Bill14564
Finally! An automobile fire that actually involved a lithium battery!
This fire was a Tesla car and not a electric delivery truck. But yes, electric vehicles can catch on fire and the fires are hard to extinguish. Fortunately, there are far fewer EV fires than there are ICE (gas/diesel) fires.
(Interestingly, the rate of hybrid fires is quite high. I still haven't found an explanation for why.)
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Here's another one, a Tesla, parked. It is from last year, but I remembered it & the discussion it sparked, so I looked for the link. Apparently it is a problem for fire departments. Had this one combusted in an apartment parking garage rather than an outdoor parking lot, the results could have been disastrous.
Fully Involved Tesla Car Fire Takes 42 Minutes to Extinguish - Stamford Fire Department.