A new crash recently in Alabama, but a reminder to something that we all know. Burning Teslas are far more difficult to extinguish than any other car.
A new crash recently in Alabama, but a reminder to something that we all know. Burning Teslas are far more difficult to extinguish than any other car.
Did no one on the truck have Google ?
Or pass 9th grade science ?
Li-ion isn’t Lithium. Ions are distinctly different from the raw metal. If this were raw Lithium, of course water wouldn’t work. But this is Li-ion, the chemistry is rather different.
If you passed 9th grade science, you’d remember that Li-ion is Li+, suggesting a dissolved salt in the chemistry. And as you know, Na+ (Sodium+ ion) has completely different chemical reactions than Na (Sodium, aka explodes in water). Na+ in particular, dissolves in water safely. Remember?
Anyway, the Ions are very different from the raw element. As such, its widely accepted that Water is effective, but just barely so. You need lots-and-lots of water to extinguish a Li-ion fire, and the water needs to be applied for hours.