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Re:Oil sector is lobbying for inefficient hydrogen cars to d... by freedude on Tuesday October 10, 2023 @05:28PM (#37837818)
That fun fact may be true, but ask any firefighter that has had to put out a lithium based car fire how fun that fact is. The lithium based fires require 12-15 times the amount of water to extinguish.
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Re:Oil sector is lobbying for inefficient hydrogen cars to d... by jsight on Tuesday October 10, 2023 @06:05PM (#37838257)
They can also be put out with a blanket apparently. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hv2L_QYg4oA

Although weirdly enough the video demonstration doesn't seem to be of a battery fire. :facepalm

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Re:Oil sector is lobbying for inefficient hydrogen cars to d... by ben_w on Wednesday October 11, 2023 @06:11PM (#37850964)
Why is water being used for either? One's an electricity-rich fire, the other's an oil-rich fire, water's an unwise response to both for different reasons.
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