Shelby Township fire department using giant blanket to fight electric vehicle fires 

And people think the Pinto had issues !

So the batteries are so in closed that they have to use a blanket to keep air out. And still they start on fie 3 days later. So you want to put that in your garage . These cars won't last 7 years. if you have to use them every day. The batteries will fail, and their not covered by warranty. 15 to 35,ooo to replace

Just imagine when you get 100,000 at a selvage yard and one starts burning, you'll have 30 acres of toxic fire and smoke that you can't put out.

Yes. They kept reigniting after Hurricane Ian. The burn temperature is much higher and more dangerous.

I’m not risking spontaneous combustion for a car I’ll keep my lil gasoline engine

They wanna "Go Green" 🙄 Such a dangerous invention

Who is paying for these? Tax payers that cant afford an electric car.

500 gallons and a few minutes tp put out a normal car fire vs 30,000 gallons of water (couple swimming pools full worth) to put out an EV fire and that can burn for 4 to 6 hours and then reignite again. Well at least the fire blanket is a step in the right direction 🔥

Trichloride flouride is serious stuff

I thought it was moronic to put water on a battery fire. I would have thought they'd use foam. Even fire extinguishers are customized to use against different types of fires. Absolutely BASIC. Just like putting a lid on a grease fire pan......ISN"T IT???

The blanket does not put out the fire. It contains it so it can't spread. Someone still has to babysit for hours until there is no more heat.

WTF!!!!!! I seriously had a dream about this 2 nights ago!

So how do you get the burning car to a place where it can sit for 2 or 3 days or more, cant leave it in the road?

So how is this deployed in a 1200 degree garage fire ?

I bet that fire chief has a lot more to say on this topic

When everybody starts driving EVs then, the firefighter should have quite a few of these in their fire trucks, about 1000 blankets at least, or more...

What kind chemical gas is in smoke

The Brandon mobile is bound fail I'll keep my chevy truck

Who would i contact to buy a fire blanket like that one?

As I said it woudln't take long to addapt. Glad to see some innovation.

its just to keep fire from spreading and allows the battery to drain out, it takes quite few hours before anyone can take that cover off........................

or just don't load a car up with highly volatile elements like lithium ion that are difficult to deal with. Just use liquid methane in place of gasoline. It's already used as a fuel for shipping and some trucking.

Another reason to hate EVs (as if I needed it)

We gone need more blankets - Gavin Newsom two minutes after banning gas vehicles

WOW!!!

Blanket has no effect other than to help contain noxious and highly toxic fumes. The chemical composition of the batteries mean that it produces its own oxygen for combustion. Yes, limiting atmospheric oxygen is one way to help reduce severity but not if it ain't sealed. Firefighters are being asked to attend these fires in some cases without proper protection. These fires can end a career in minutes due to exposure to toxic fumes.

Like we didn't see this coming. It can only get worse.

Ok so it works on a car fire but none of these vehicles on fire were EV battery fires.

BMW electrical engineering can prevent car collision, terrorists , or pedestrian collision all under the screen

They're toxic... They're not green whatsoever a regular motor car is greening

Rail derailing now car fires?

EV fires I bet that's good for the environment LOL,

Oh please, stop spreading ignorance. 1:05 OXYGEN, is NOT the fire's fuel. Oxygen doesn't burn. It's funny that even after having an interview with the fire department, you still got it wrong.

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And all the water used for that fire is washing toxic chemicals into the environment.

DO NOT BUY EV. i bought tesla and when it rain my tesla explode killing my entire family. i was lucky to survive lol

If Elon was truly a genius he would develop a large bag ... Like the kind used to roast a turkey. Hold the phone, I'm a genius. I'm going to go public with "Turkla" a e-oxygen regulation device that even works under water and in space. 🚀

Ban All EV cars by paying back $100 -$130 to each buyer; problems solved as BiDengg has announced Stopping EV cars production last week

Electric car had energy emissions and the best way is cool it with freezing ice cool battery reduce ability to delivery energy or superconductor DC MRI can control battery molecules turn it into frozen or explosion

I want to see the size of blanket they are going to put over an electric bus… 🚎🔥