As consumers worldwide slowly make the switch from internal combustion vehicles to lower-carbon equivalents, a few concerns have appeared about electric vehicles. Range anxiety is ebbing away as ba…
  • @GhostlyPixelEnglish
    12•2 days ago

    Always cool to see companies opening up safety features to the benefit of everyone

    I have some friends working on EV fire suppression at another company and they said it’s a cool idea, but in practice is difficult for firefighters to reach. Renault’s is specifically under the back seat, how easy is it going to be to open up a car, potentially move a seat, and connect a hose during a big battery fire?

    • @[email protected]English
      8•2 days ago

      I wonder if this might have been why they shared it. Sort of like “We’ve got an idea that we think is good, but it also clearly needs work”

    • burgersc12English
      4•2 days ago

      Seriously, if its already on fire its not gonna be easy to reach

  • @[email protected]English
    3•2 days ago

    Didn’t know about that
    Does my Megane E-Tech already have that port?
    Have never read about this before