Electric vehicles are constructed differently than traditional cars, which means they don't burn the same way.
Putting out a fire in an internal-combustion car might take as little as 30 minutes and a few hundred gallons of water, he notes, while an electric car battery fire could take upwards of 4,000 ...
When crews arrived, they immediately put an EV-specific fire blanket over the car and used straps to keep it in place.
HERE AT HIS HUDSON HEADQUARTERS, EAST GREENWICH MIKE AND HIS TEAM ARE BUILDING THESE MASSIVE MOBILE EXTRACTION ... OWN ELECTRIC SUPPLY. IT HAS ALL THE MACHINES WE NEED TO WASH, CLEAN, DRY FIRE ...
CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. — Responding to car fires is routine for Chesterfield County firefighters, but electric vehicle (EV) fires present unique challenges that require specialized training ...