Flash fires produced by an EV battery (IMAGE)

Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (EMPA)

Flash fires produced by an EV battery

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The flammable electrolytes of an electric car battery produce flash fires. Such a fire cannot be extinguished. Instead, burning battery modules must be cooled with large quantities of water to contain the fire.

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Amstein+ Walthert Progress AG / Empa

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