Toulouse (France) (AFP) – A dozen Teslas were torched in France in what authorities are treating as an arson attack, the prosecutor’s office said Monday.

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  • FuglyDuck
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    617 hours ago

    Probably the batteries, yeah?

    • @[email protected]
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      187 hours ago

      Yeah, lithium batteries are well known fire hazards.

      And once they get going, they get going, google thermal runaway for some interesting videos.

      To fight a thermal runaway you need to cool it down fast, ice is commonly recommanded.

        • @[email protected]
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          130 minutes ago

          No, but snow would probably be effective at cooling down a battery experiencing thermal runaway

      • @[email protected]
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        13 hours ago

        Ohhh, ice for the required melting energy? I thought that would be offset by the more difficult handling and lower flow rates. Interesting.

      • @Paddzr
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        EV fires are fought by flooding (most commonly)