Posted on 09/02/2023 10:14:23 AM PDT by DFG
In the wake of Hurricane Idalia’s landfall in Florida’s Big Bend near Keaton Beach on Wednesday, a local fire and rescue department has warned owners of electric-powered vehicles — including golf carts and scooters — that exposure to salt water can cause the vehicles’ batteries to catch fire.
Palm Harbor Fire Rescue on Florida’s Gulf Coast issued the warning on Facebook Wednesday afternoon, telling owners to move their battery-powered vehicles out of their garages if they had come in contact with salt water, to prevent the fire spreading to the structure.
The warning was apparently triggered by a fire in a Tesla Wednesday in nearby Dunedin, a city just south of the unincorporated area of Palm Harbor.
“If you own a hybrid or electric vehicle that has come into contact with saltwater due to recent flooding within the last 24 hours, it is crucial to relocate the vehicle from your garage without delay.,” the post warned. “Saltwater exposure can trigger combustion in lithium-ion batteries. If possible, transfer your vehicle to higher ground.”
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These owners are at one with the earth. Reality has to hit more than a few to take notice. It’s like socialism. It has not been perfected yet.
“It has not been perfected yet.”
And we all know the reason it hasn’t been perfected yet. We are still waiting for the “right people” to get it to work. Someday soon...
If your EV will run, you should drive it out of your garage. If not, you should run out of your garage.
It was reported that 95% of all EV’s that were used to evacuate FL are still on the road. The other 5% made it to there destinations in GA, MS and AL.
Electric vehicles are safe as the chinese virus vaccines.
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