Electric vehicles are exploding from water damage after Hurricane Ian, top Flori

[Ptarmigan]

Electric vehicles are exploding from water damage after Hurricane Ian, top Florida official warns
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/electric-vehicles-exploding-water-damage-hurricane-ian-top-florida-official-warns

A top Florida state official warned Thursday that firefighters have battled a number of fires caused by electric vehicle (EV) batteries waterlogged from Hurricane Ian.

EV batteries that have been waterlogged in the wake of the hurricane are at risk of corrosion, which could lead to unexpected fires, according to Jimmy Patronis, the state's top financial officer and fire marshal.

"There’s a ton of EVs disabled from Ian. As those batteries corrode, fires start," Patronis tweeted Thursday. "That’s a new challenge that our firefighters haven’t faced before. At least on this kind of scale."

"It takes special training and understanding of EVs to ensure these fires are put out quickly and safely," he continued in a follow-up tweet. "Thanks to [North Collier Fire Rescue] for their hard work."

Many electric vehicles are corroding and the batteries can combust. Firefighters have to use a lot of water to put out the fires from lithium batteries.

[Eupher]

One of those "unintended consequences" we keep hearing so much about.