Electric cars soaked by saltwater from hurricane go up in flames

Lionfish said:
I don't drive an EV so I don't worry about wet, hot, cold, or range, and in a whole lot of decades, fuel availability has never been an issue.
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I do. No worries about gas or range. never had trouble in cold weather or hot and I live in Michigan. Never had never spent a dime on repair, maintenance is very cheap. I spend no time thinking about gas prices. I do not wait for gas pumps.
 
Nordberg said:
I do. No worries about gas or range. never had trouble in cold weather or hot and I live in Michigan. Never had never spent a dime on repair, maintenance is very cheap. I spend no time thinking about gas prices. I do not wait for gas pumps.
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I am happy for you.
 
Mr.Badguy said:
As we all know, saltwater flooding an ICE car only makes it faster and shinier.
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Once a car is in a flood, gas or electric, insurance companies total it. Water, salt or fresh, corrode the electrical wiring. Too expensive to replace.

The fact these cars burn is both interesting and makes them easy to find. :thup:

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Nordberg said:
EVs can drive through water far better than ICEs. I read 2 EVs are said to have caught fire in the floods.
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Bullshit. Any vehicle with a lot of electronics is fucked going into deeper water. Civilian / commercial vehicles are not hardened against water damage.
 
guno said:
Two Tesla cars, one in Palm Harbor and another in Pinellas Park, seemed to spontaneously combust after becoming flooded with saltwater during the hurricane, Florida officials said.

On Aug. 30, Palm Harbor Fire Rescue responded to a Tesla on fire in Dunedin, according to the department’s Facebook post.

“If you own a hybrid or electric vehicle that has come into contact with saltwater due to recent flooding within the last 24 hours, it is crucial to relocate the vehicle from your garage without delay,” Palm Harbor Fire Rescue said in the post.

Firefighters said exposure from saltwater can trigger spontaneous combustion of lithium-ion batteries, used in electric cars, but also found in some golf carts and electric scooters.

In the weeks following the saltwater surge, there were 12 reports of electric vehicle fires in Collier and Lee counties, according to the U.S. Fire Administration.

One of those fires grew so severe it burned down two houses on Sanibel Island, the administration said.

“According to the NHTSA, residual salt within the battery or battery components can form conductive ‘bridges’ that can lead to short circuit and self-heating of the battery, resulting in fires,” the USFA said. “The time frame in which a damaged battery can ignite has been observed to vary widely, from days to weeks.”


https://news.yahoo.com/electric-cars-soaked-saltwater-hurricane-205349787.html
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Surprised you posted that. You're not the real guno. Are ya? Have you ever won a horse's ass award, or almost did?
 
They claimed that the COVID jabs are safe effective and would save grandma...

I mean come on Man.

Dont be a Chump.
 
Nordberg said:
EVs can drive through water far better than ICEs. I read 2 EVs are said to have caught fire in the floods.
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2 is too many.


"Saltwater surge from Hurricane Ian causes at least 8 EV fires

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Nov 27, 2022 — The surge of saltwater that pummeled the Gulf Coast during Hurricane Ian caused at least 8 EVs to burst into flames, according to state ..."
 
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