Yes, electric vehicles are prone to igniting in flood, saltwater

A day after being partially flooded by saltwater from storm surge caused by Hurricane Idalia, a Tesla being hauled away on a flatbed ignited in flames.

Fire crews who responded to the parking lot on 66th Street N and Park Boulevard said it took nearly an hour to extinguish the fire – something they said is typical with electric vehicles.

In the days leading up to Hurricane Idalia making landfall in Florida, several state and local officials issued warnings about electric vehicles and storm surge, including Florida's CFO Jimmy Patronis.

[iv]

Man those sound so good for our environment.

[jdmb]

EV's are like Gremlins, get them wet and all heck breaks loose.

[ifixthings]

I'll take "Things my Tacoma wont do" for $200 Alex.

[brianklamer]

Homeowners insurance will kill the electric vehicle production. And that's a good thing!

[wegmandan]

Don't forget that they still use salt on the roads in the North. can't wait to see the intrusions during the winter months.

[musk-eteer]

the media was disappointed that it was not a Tesla. American BEV, Tesla, is the best the rest is just imitation.

[joemalone]

It will take a major catastrophe before people wake up to the risks of EV's. Its a matter of when (not if) one of these things sets fire to a large building resulting in multiple lives lost.

[wongchinkong]

Normal car burn at 1500 degrees while electric car burn at 5000 degrees. Vow, that's very hot. Means the human body burn to crisp, ashes if caught inside electric car in very short time.

[Deepthought-]

EV fires are hotter than ICE vehicle fires and are generally left to burn out.
Most bridges, car ferries and transporters are constructed of steel without fire protection.
With increasing numbers of EVs it will only be a matter of time for an EV to catch fire near critical components on a steel on one of these.
Is this being considered in current designs, specifications or regulations.
EV fires in the Freemantle Highway resulted in destruction of the ship.

[artlife]

that burned car is a hazmat crisis as well, the entire area will need to be scraped and hauled off and fill dirt will need to be brought in to replace the lithium contaminated soil...EVs are not the future yet.

[bobbecht]

Lets give Joe one to drive, park it next to his Corvette and illegal files in his garage then let his tell the story of how his house burnt down

[pauljanssen]

Nothing like a good electrical fire it reminds me of Fourth of July

[pbxn-rdx-percent]

EVs are cars powered by thousands of cute little lithium incendiary grenades the manufacturers call "batteries". How cool is that?
The problem is, each one of those cute little incendiary grenades have bi-polar and psychotic personality disorders. 🤣

[constitutionloversue]

Heard electric cars have also been known to burst into fames on impact

[b_uppy]

They probably need to ban EVs in flood prone areas. It is better to include efficient, biome-positive denser passenger and freight rail than having fragile EVs burst into flames after minor water exposure. Yes, we would still be using gas part of the time, but this would also create opportunities for electric cycling, better health, less electrical grid strain, etc.

We need to be tech appropriate, instead of tech foolish.

[newworldodor]

The tow truck driver loaded up a EV that was flooded with salt water. You're not supposed to do that. Likewise, A tow truck driver will definitely not load up a wrecked car that's been spilling gas all over the place or light up a smoke.

[SandcastleDreams]

For this reason, EV's should be outlawed. They aee a danger to everybody.

[charlesmanning]

Just water will make these things go up in smoke not just salt water any water .😅

[ianstewartorr]

Water salt water or not is a conductor I personally wouldn’t have one

[kevinlee]

I guess EV maker forgot basic electronics!