THIS is why EV battery fires are so DANGEROUS | MGUY Australia

[robg]

The manufacturers and dealers should be forced to show this video to potential customers the same as they put the cancer warnings and images on packs of cigarettes.

[lesliewelch]

Found this comment on another channel:

As a Chemical Engineer, allow me to explain the how and why of lithium ion battery failure.
When Li batteries are subjected to a charge, the internal pressure of the battery exponentially increases due to the lithium ions' rampant activity inside the battery case...think alot of toddlers all gassed up on pure sugar then locked in a small room. Overcharging, excessive heat from any thermal source, or internal damage can cause an overpressure condition leading to battery case failure...translation - big boom!!
As the Li battery charges or is subjected to heat, the negatively charge Li particles go racing about inside the chemical mixture. Once the pressure and/or heat reaches a titration point, dendrite lithium(lithium metal spikes) start to form and grow. If the dendrite lithium grows too much, the battery case will be punctured, resulting in explosive release of the pressure and heat. Again..big boom.
If the battery case is punctured with the lithium ions even partly charged, the chemical mixture will react violently with atmospheric oxygen...as seen above. This is also why Li batteries continue to burn in the presence of water, with the H2O actually "feeding" the reaction, causing an exponential increase in thermal levels and activity. So...water make even bigger boom!!
The chemical mixture of Li suspension compounds that a Li battery houses contains some extremely flammable component compounds...which again...feeds the fire.
Li batteries aren't safe. Lithium is easily toxic. We need improved battery tech before EVs can be truly viable.
Edit: My intent in this comment was to hopefully enlighten the average person, not to go into detail about lithium, lithium compounds, or to prove my level of education to anyone. I'm glad many of you have replied saying my comment and explanation in layman's terms helped you to understand Li batteries a little more. That was my intent in full.

[bobpitt]

Why would you put your family in a car that you wouldn't put in your garage?

[przemekkobel]

Fun trivia: to put out EV fires, our firefighters were submerging them in containers filled with water. They stopped after first waste disposal bill. Decontaminating water turned out to be significantly more expensive that the EV itself.

[PaulDoumerBridge]

I'm a retired US professional firefighter with 38 years of experience so I have knowledge of what I am talking about. To be able to put any fire out you must get to what is called the seat of the fire. Meaning you have to get water onto where the fire has actually started in order to complete extinguishment. Looking at this fire that would be impossible to do. Your average ICE car when it caught fire we could extinguish it with less than 25 gallons (95 liters) of water. I am hearing reports that it is taking up to 20, 000 gallons (76, 000 liters) of water to extinguish an EV fire. From a firefighting standpoint these vehicles are a nightmare. I would never park one in my garage or even near my home.

[spocko]

People really need to go to prison for this con-job.

[klimatbluffen]

It looks like the only way to get any energy out of these batteries is to use them as fuel.

[thoos]

Just had a debate with an EV-fanboy. They really are the male version of a Karen

[EidolonandOnly]

🎶We didn't start the fire!
EVangelists are bad at learning, so EVs keep on burning.
We didn't start the fire!
No we didn't light it but we tried to fight it! 🎶

[leemace]

That’s only a small EV imagine what it’s like on a bigger EV with more batteries BOOM 💥

[BiznessWizard]

Anyone who is even considering the purchase of an EV should have to watch that video. If considering buying a used EV the video should be put on a tape loop for them to watch over and over again.

[iancarrington]

That jet of flame looks much like the “ diesel” car fire that destroyed a carpark at Luton Airport .
Another monumental coverup.,

[marklittle]

Releasing this poison on an unprepared world is another issue.

[k.chriscaldwell]

Now imagine it’s 3:13am as your EV is charging in your attached garage while you, the wife, your three children, and the dog and cat sleep?! Yeah, sleep tight.

[pingpong]

If those fumes are in a garage, the fumes will ignite too, causing an explosion that will kill families in their sleep.

[rapalaron]

I don't allow EV's on my property and never park my car close to an EV.

[razorbackz]

I thought you said it was an EV. Turns out it is a jet car.

[garyminion]

There was a ev fire in a petrol station yesterday here in the uk, a Jaguar i pace went up whilst charging. Its on fb as a shorts vid if it hasn't been removed that is.

[nothingtoseaheardammit]

My neighbor had a crazy woman park a stolen van in front of his garage (closer to the garage door than the vehicle is in this video) then set it on fire. All of us neighbors stood nearby and watched the van slowly catch fire. The fire departments showed up and were able to put it out. The mahogany garage doors were scorched but the garage did not catch fire despite the van being en fuego for about 20 minutes. Good thing it wasn't an EV Van.

[wogtxgn]

Greetings from Romania!
This is a romanian car: Dacia Spring based on Renault Kwid. Dacia is Renault's budget-car subsidiary in Europe, and Dacia Spring is build in China by Dongfeng Nissan. It has a 27kWh battery and a 33kW-48kW engine with about 230km range. A small and expensive car (970kg and 3.7m in length) which can cost over 20.000 euros (32.000 Australian Dollars). A small battery that burns very well.