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SV650rules · 28-03-21, 05:06 PM

It is the flammable and toxic lithium and the amount of energy stored in the batteries - lithium is an alkaline metal which in the presence of water can produce hydrogen gas. 400 to 800 volt battery packs in vehicles also pose an electrocution risk - firemen need to wear full self-contained breathing apparatus when tackling lithium battery fires, the fumes are very toxic. As said earlier by DJ123 it can take 24 hours to extinguish a lithium battery fire. A few years ago a grid storage battery in USA exploded, took days to extinguish and massive explosions killed four firefighters. Non of the multiple fire prevention systems worked and there was a runaway fire.

https://www.msamlin.com/content/ms-a...the-risks.html

28-03-21, 05:06 PM	#215
SV650rules Member Mega Poster Join Date: Nov 2016 Location: Shropshire UK Posts: 1,364	Re: Electric Vehicles It is the flammable and toxic lithium and the amount of energy stored in the batteries - lithium is an alkaline metal which in the presence of water can produce hydrogen gas. 400 to 800 volt battery packs in vehicles also pose an electrocution risk - firemen need to wear full self-contained breathing apparatus when tackling lithium battery fires, the fumes are very toxic. As said earlier by DJ123 it can take 24 hours to extinguish a lithium battery fire. A few years ago a grid storage battery in USA exploded, took days to extinguish and massive explosions killed four firefighters. Non of the multiple fire prevention systems worked and there was a runaway fire. https://www.msamlin.com/content/ms-a...the-risks.html __________________ 2016 SV650 AL7 Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear, not absence of fear - Mark Twain Last edited by SV650rules; 28-03-21 at 05:10 PM.