News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on GM tells some Bolt owners to park 50 feet away from other cars. Parent comment

Re:GM tells some Bolt owners to park 50 feet away from other... by chrisco255 on Wednesday September 15, 2021 @08:42PM (#28546441)
And what do you do if those fires cause other things to burn in the vicinity?
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:GM tells some Bolt owners to park 50 feet away from other... by avianlyric on Wednesday September 15, 2021 @08:54PM (#28546543)
Same thing you do when an ICE car sets a building on fire. Apply water and put it out.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:GM tells some Bolt owners to park 50 feet away from other... by ineedasername on Wednesday September 15, 2021 @08:58PM (#28546582)
Except for an ICE you only need to dump about 300 gallons on it. For an EV, it can take 24 hours to get the thing fully dealt with.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:GM tells some Bolt owners to park 50 feet away from other... by Armisael16 on Wednesday September 15, 2021 @11:10PM (#28547500)
That's only relevant for the EV itself, not for the stuff it lit on fire.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:GM tells some Bolt owners to park 50 feet away from other... by chipsa on Wednesday September 15, 2021 @11:17PM (#28547553)
You put out the fire, then dunk the EV in a tank when it's out to keep it from reigniting, while not having to monitor it.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:GM tells some Bolt owners to park 50 feet away from other... by burnished on Wednesday September 15, 2021 @10:23PM (#28547199)
Bring the regular truck filled with water to hose it down.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:GM tells some Bolt owners to park 50 feet away from other... by acmdas on Wednesday September 15, 2021 @08:49PM (#28546499)
Not if, when.
[ Parent | on HN ]