Lithium reacting with water - GIF

[Altair]

Lithium reacting with water. Credits to NileRed.




Previously:

NASA lithium corrosion rig - photo
Electric vehicles gutted by fire - GIF
Slicing open a phone battery - GIF
Shredding batteries - GIF
Sodium reacting to ambient air - GIF

[meyer77]

At the FD meeting we were told about impound yards having to build concrete storage areas for damaged electric cars because of the batteries.
It takes about 4,000 gallons of water to put out a lithium battery car fire.

[Nick79]

So if Tesla ends up in the water somehow - - - I guess the batteries are sealed enough to prevent this from being a major problem.

[Frank S]

At the FD meeting we were told about impound yards having to build concrete storage areas for damaged electric cars because of the batteries.
It takes about 4,000 gallons of water to put out a lithium battery car fire.

This is because if there is a possibility the batteries were damaged in an accident there is a possibility, they can spontaneously combust due to extremely high humidity or rain

[meyer77]

So if Tesla ends up in the water somehow - - - I guess the batteries are sealed enough to prevent this from being a major problem.

I hope so!