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Posted On: 10/13/2022 7:32:19 PM
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NEWS‘A Ticking Time Bomb’: Florida Home That Survived Hurricane Burns To The Ground From EV
Florida Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis warned that hurricane-damaged electric vehicles may be “ticking time bombs” as batteries corrode from the saltwater storm surge.
The lithium batteries are not only catching fire but are proving to be a nightmare to put out, burning at extremely high temperatures and often reigniting several times.
As state fire marshal, Patronis is asking for “immediate guidance” from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and help directly from the car manufacturers.
“On October 6th, I joined North Collier Fire Rescue to assess response activities related to Hurricane Ian and saw with my own eyes an EV continuously ignite, and continually reignite, as fireteams doused the vehicle with tens-of-thousands of gallons of water,” he said in a letter to NHTSA last week.
“Subsequently, I was informed by the fire department that the vehicle, once again reignited when it was loaded onto the tow truck. Based on my conversations with area firefighters, this is not an isolated incident.
As you can appreciate, I am very concerned that we may have a ticking time bomb on our hands.”
In a video posted on social media, Patronis said two homes burned down in one night alone due to an immobilized electric vehicle catching on fire.
VIDEO: https://twitter.com/i/status/1579943702705102848
If an EV catches fire, there’s not a lot fire teams can do. The second you stop dousing an EV with water, it flames up again. If a compromised EV was left in a garage for Hurricane Ian, the car burns and so does the house. How many EVs were left behind? How many are compromised?
This house survived Hurricane Ian with very little damage that was until the Tesla in the garage caught on fire. House is now destroyed.
https://twitter.com/bob_rommel/status/1579584...from-ev%2F
Florida Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis warned that hurricane-damaged electric vehicles may be “ticking time bombs” as batteries corrode from the saltwater storm surge.
The lithium batteries are not only catching fire but are proving to be a nightmare to put out, burning at extremely high temperatures and often reigniting several times.
As state fire marshal, Patronis is asking for “immediate guidance” from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and help directly from the car manufacturers.
“On October 6th, I joined North Collier Fire Rescue to assess response activities related to Hurricane Ian and saw with my own eyes an EV continuously ignite, and continually reignite, as fireteams doused the vehicle with tens-of-thousands of gallons of water,” he said in a letter to NHTSA last week.
“Subsequently, I was informed by the fire department that the vehicle, once again reignited when it was loaded onto the tow truck. Based on my conversations with area firefighters, this is not an isolated incident.
As you can appreciate, I am very concerned that we may have a ticking time bomb on our hands.”
In a video posted on social media, Patronis said two homes burned down in one night alone due to an immobilized electric vehicle catching on fire.
VIDEO: https://twitter.com/i/status/1579943702705102848
If an EV catches fire, there’s not a lot fire teams can do. The second you stop dousing an EV with water, it flames up again. If a compromised EV was left in a garage for Hurricane Ian, the car burns and so does the house. How many EVs were left behind? How many are compromised?
This house survived Hurricane Ian with very little damage that was until the Tesla in the garage caught on fire. House is now destroyed.
https://twitter.com/bob_rommel/status/1579584...from-ev%2F
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