• @SomeAmateur@sh.itjust.works
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      3 hours ago

      Speaking of fire trucks has anyone here ever read the emergency response procedures for teslas in severe accidents? When I was a volunteer we gave it a look over.

      If I remember right, Depending on the model they recommend up to 8,000 gallons (~30k liters) to keep an overheating battery’s temp stable in case of fire or exposure to high heat. I’ll link the resource page here.

      Our engine holds 700 gallons (5.2k liters) and the typical tanker in our area holds 2,000 (7.5k liters)

      That’s a house fire level response for a single electric vehicle. Just getting that much water moved to a scene would be challenging. We have tankers, but how many city departments can move that much water? You don’t see hydrants on highways. And foam is not effective like it is for normal car fires. The future will be interesting for firefighters.

    • MyTurtleSwimsUpsideDown
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      608 hours ago

      Someone died because one of those cars thought the broadside of a white semi trailer was the sky and drove under it

      • @bitchkat@lemmy.world
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        12 hours ago

        I thought it mistook the semi that was crossing a divided highway as an overpass and attempted to drive under it?