Hurricane Hilary, which has created the heaviest rain fall in Southern California in 84 years, leading to severe flooding, could end up sparking Tesla battery fires across the region.
Hurricane Hilary, which has created the heaviest rain fall in Southern California in 84 years, leading toLast year, electric vehicles caught on fire in Florida after becoming waterlogged during Hurricane Ian, giving firefighters a
The U.S. Fire Administration says residual salt from seawater can form conductive bridges within batteries, which can cause short circuits and overheating, and cited an example in which two houses burned to the ground in Florida after an EV caught fire. As television star and car enthusiast Jeremy Clarkson explained what makes such fires so dangerous in a recent op-ed:in electric vehicles, citing an incident where an electric car burned for days due to a phenomenon known as “thermal runaway” in the battery pack.
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