BMW and Mercedes both have hundreds of vehicles on the vessel and crews are still working to extinguish the blaze car auto cars
One battery fire can be tough to put out as they tend to ignite more quickly and burn hotter and longer than a conventional gasoline-based fire. Should these EVs burn up in a domino-like fashion it could pose a gigantic problem for firefighters. At the same time, fighting the fire itself poses another safety risk, namely, water.
As crews battle the blaze with water they could potentially shift the weight balance of the ship. Whatever they’ve been doing to this point seems to be working though as temperatures on the boat are down today, Friday, when compared to earlier this week. The smoke is diminishing as well so crews are able to make additional headway.
Technically speaking, the actual cause of the initial fire on the Fremantle Highway is yet undetermined. It’s nevertheless clear from numerous incidents that lithium-ion battery fires are an ongoing problem both for people and for the transition to . While it’s plausible that some sort of damage occurred to cause this fire, the optics look horrible for EVs in general.
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