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Originally Posted by Outcast
That's interesting John but, you might wish to read this study which suggests that an EV fire is not necessarily more dangerous or toxic than an ICE vehicle fire.. that is not to say there aren't dangerous or toxic chemicals aren't being released into the air but, rather there is not necessarily more danger in either circumstance...
https://www.batterytechonline.com/te...ctric-vehicles
I guess the issue here might be that you & your team are already exposing yourself to unknown dangers in attending an ICE vehicle fire that have been somewhat down played in the past perhaps...
Anyways, interesting study & read...
There are other similar studies & test reports available online... it seems the conclusion is that whilst there are 'different' dangers related to an EV fire, they are no more dangerous to firefighters than an ICE vehicle fire... |
This was Hybrid cars of a few years back. Some more modern cars may have changed in this reguard.