A Tesla fire on I-65 in Alabama tested the capabilities of local emergency responders.

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.

  • @dragontamerOPMEnglish
    7•1 year ago

    I’ve personally burned LFP cells in an inert nitrogen pressure vessel and they very much do burn. They’re “better” than more reactive chemistries like NCA and NMC, but they do still burn (see story of burning teslas). That battery compartment likely has very little air in it, due to the large volume of gas vented during thermal runaway.

    This was the tidbit relevant to the most discussion down thread. I appreciate your knowledge! Thanks for sharing your experience.

    • @[email protected]English
      2•1 year ago

      I should also clarify when I say burn, I mean strap an electrical heater to a battery and observe the response. Heater is meant to represent an internal cell short circuit failure (which is typically cited as leading reason for thermal runaway outside of bad/defective battery design)