Are Lithium batteries 'safe and effective?' ChatGPT Lithium batteries are widely regarded as both safe and effective, but their safety and effectiveness depend on various factors, including their design, manufacturing quality, usage, and handling. Here are some key points to consider:
As a volunteer firefighter I took a class on how to handle EV's on fire.
Let it burn. It will take 10K gallons of water and four hours to mitigate.
Buy a $35K device from Rosenbauer to slide under vehicle which punctures battery cells and inserts water to mitigate fire under less than a half hour.
Key highlights:
If the batteries' relatively fragile cell barriers become damaged during an accident the fire will commence.
White smoke will emanate from the bottom of the vehicle which means you need to vacate the area immediately.
Once fire happens it can burn up to 6,000 degrees and flames can shoot out to up to 20 feet per side of the vehicle.
Now imagine me approaching a vehicle with white smoke emanating from below to insert the puncture device pondering when flames might shoot out at a heat that will burn through my turnout gear... Ain't gonna happen, brother.
Oh, and since we cannot put out the fire it should be noted that an overpass in CA had to be rebuilt due to structural damage as the result of an EV fire. People had to be diverted for months around this overpass...
Thanks for heads up seems likely this will only get worse as more & more are used in literally everything we power🤷♀️❤️🔥✌️
As a volunteer firefighter I took a class on how to handle EV's on fire.
Let it burn. It will take 10K gallons of water and four hours to mitigate.
Buy a $35K device from Rosenbauer to slide under vehicle which punctures battery cells and inserts water to mitigate fire under less than a half hour.
Key highlights:
If the batteries' relatively fragile cell barriers become damaged during an accident the fire will commence.
White smoke will emanate from the bottom of the vehicle which means you need to vacate the area immediately.
Once fire happens it can burn up to 6,000 degrees and flames can shoot out to up to 20 feet per side of the vehicle.
Now imagine me approaching a vehicle with white smoke emanating from below to insert the puncture device pondering when flames might shoot out at a heat that will burn through my turnout gear... Ain't gonna happen, brother.
Oh, and since we cannot put out the fire it should be noted that an overpass in CA had to be rebuilt due to structural damage as the result of an EV fire. People had to be diverted for months around this overpass...
So safe and effective at destroying overpasses?