• corvi@lemm.ee
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    21
    ·
    3 days ago

    It’s a situation of just enough knowledge, I think. It’s true that water won’t put out an EV battery fire, but it will cool it down and prevent the fire from spreading.

    • entwine413@lemm.ee
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      10
      ·
      3 days ago

      Well, it will put out the fire, but it does it by cooling the battery down so the reaction stops (like you said)

    • Karyoplasma@discuss.tchncs.de
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      7
      arrow-down
      2
      ·
      3 days ago

      I guess it depends on what burns. Water is conductive, so you might not want to use it to put out an electrical fire because of the risk of electrocution.

      • entwine413@lemm.ee
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        12
        ·
        3 days ago

        A lithium battery fire is a chemical fire, not an electrical one. There’s pretty much a zero percent chance of getting electrocuted putting one out with water.