Tesla driving across Canada in 74 hrs

JRscooby wrote:

Timmo! wrote:
Random thoughts about battling lithium-ion battery fires---

* The recent Tesla accident near Houston, firefighters used at least 32,000 gallons of water to extinguish the flames. Firefighters at the scene contacted Tesla for advice on how to extinguish the blaze and were told just to let it burn out.

* 32,000 gallons of water weighs over 132 tons.

* Average fire truck holds only 500 gallons of water.

* Tesla's Emergency Response Guides excerpts--

FIREFIGHTING

USE WATER TO FIGHT A HIGH VOLTAGE BATTERY FIRE. If the battery catches fire, is exposed to high heat, or is generating heat or gases, use large amounts of water to cool the battery. It can take approximately 3,000 gallons (11,356 liters) of water, applied directly to the battery, to fully extinguish and cool down a battery fire always establish or request an additional water supply. If water is not immediately available, use dry chemicals, CO2, foam, or another typical fire-extinguishing agent to fight the fire until water is available.

Battery fires can take up to 24 hours to extinguish. Consider allowing the battery to burn while protecting exposures.

Houston, think we may have a problem.....

OTOH, I have seen liquid fuel running down the street burning. And seen the fire start a block from the wreck. If the battery stays in 1 place that could be a plus.

I can remember several deadly and/or destructive truck fires. Every battery powered vehicle on the road helps displace another tanker.

The fear of the new is almost always worse than the few of what we have lived with all of our lives, whether deserved or not. When reading the instructions for dealing with a Tesla fire keep in mind that virtually consumer or pharmaceutical has warnings about the product causing injury or death. In California anything cooked on grill has to carry a cancer warning.