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After Hurricane Milton, a growing risk: Flooded electric cars going up in flames


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As emergency crews respond in the aftermath of Hurricane Milton over the next few days, they’ll have to deal with a lot of dangers in the damage along the Gulf Coast — downed power lines, unstable ruins, leaking natural gas tanks and pipe lines, chemical spills and more. There is one other growing concern that is unique to coastal areas in Florida and other hurricane zones — the spontaneous combustion of electrical vehicles flooded by the salty storm surge. Not every EV flooded by storm surge goes up in flames but it’s become frequent enough that insurers, car makers, fire chiefs and politicians have all issued warnings to EV owners in advance of the expected devastation of Hurricane Milton. And it’s not just cars that are a concern.

https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/environment/climate-change/article293730084.html

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GAH!!!

I never thought of that, but its very true. The batteries are usually lithium based, and subject to water.

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I always knew the oil companies would have the last laugh.

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