Two people killed in fiery Tesla crash with no one driving

Re:Two people killed in fiery Tesla crash with no one driving by athrowaway3z on Sunday April 18, 2021 @05:15PM (#26856441)

A dump truck of sand.

Its basically the _only_ way to put them out. I doubt the average firetruck will have tools to put out a recently started EV fire for a couple of decades.

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Re:Two people killed in fiery Tesla crash with no one driving by remarkEon on Sunday April 18, 2021 @06:51PM (#26857277)

I'm afraid to even ask this question, because of the environmental implications, but are there chemical alternatives to sand?

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Re:Two people killed in fiery Tesla crash with no one driving by ramraj07 on Sunday April 18, 2021 @10:31PM (#26858624)

Crystals of silicon dioxide. Heard they're easy to mine from these places called the beach.

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Re:Two people killed in fiery Tesla crash with no one driving by foxhop on Sunday April 18, 2021 @10:40PM (#26858662)

You know beaches have been know to get stolen and sand is a finite resource on the shore? Having a dump truck with sand waiting at each firestation doesnt seem like a solution.

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Re:Two people killed in fiery Tesla crash with no one driving by mariuolo on Monday April 19, 2021 @02:37AM (#26859697)

How about desert sand? I understand it's too fine to be useful in the construction business, unsure about the composition though.

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