You can't park that there!

yes but petrol cars are put out in min's Electric car 'fires' can last days & reignite plus there is the hazardous chemicals leaking into the water systems that needs to be contained too..
 
BobUpnDown said:
yes but petrol cars are put out in min's Electric car 'fires' can last days & reignite plus there is the hazardous chemicals leaking into the water systems that needs to be contained too..
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It would depend how much fuel is in the car. Diesel and petrol should be contained from water systems too. These rules make zero sense. It's like shouting at the moon.
 
"Dealing with a petrol or diesel car fire would normally take about 30 minutes," he says. "With an EV fire we're looking at four or five hours or longer, if we've used water.
"As more and more people use electric vehicles we can expect more and more electric vehicle fires."
What exactly this means for fire services is unclear, however - not least because of the paucity of available data.

www.bbc.co.uk

The crews bracing themselves for a rise in electric car fires

Dealing with an electric car fire takes up to 10 times longer than tackling a conventional fire.
www.bbc.co.uk

...a typical car fire would require between 1000 - 2000 litres of water to extinguish, but an electric vehicle fire may require up to 30,000 litres of water...

www.essex-fire.gov.uk

Essex firefighters adapt to new hazards in electric vehicle fires | Essex County Fire and Rescue Service

Although still relatively rare, electric vehicles fires present a new technical and safety challenge for fire services in the UK. Over the last few years, Essex County Fire and Rescue Service have been actively engaged in learning about electric vehicles in order to understand how they need to...
www.essex-fire.gov.uk www.essex-fire.gov.uk
 
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