Chris Merle

Combustion engine vehicles catch on fire far more frequently than lithium-ion battery powered cars, but when an electric car does, it’s a heckuva a fire. So if you are in one that does, get out ASAP.

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Show threadNafnlaus 🇮🇸 🇺🇦Nov 18, 2022

@clmerle It's not like there's more energy in a li-ion battery fire, or that they spread faster. They're just harder to extinguish fully, as they're sort of like trick candles; cells can reignite with a delay. It's not reliably out until you've fully cooled the pack. Only takes water, but a LOT of it.

That said, pack designs keep getting better and better with regards to fire resistance and anti-propagation measures. Unlike ICEs where the fuel is all just loose in a big tank with no safeties.