Electric cars.

[AlexBailey]

Battery fires are more difficult to extinguish. Water does nothing. Firefighters need special blankets to cover the entire car to stop airflow. If electric 18 wheelers become common, then firefighters might need cranes to apply the huge heavy blankets.

Gasoline and oil fires are difficult to extinguish. Water spreads them. Firefighters need to use special precautions to avoid spreading flames as the fuel floats and to be cautious of explosions clauses by vapor trapped in confined spaces.

Spilled fuel can pollute surface and ground water.

Auto accidents have many potential sources of ignition, risking harm to trapped victims and emergency workers.



LFP batteries don’t typically ignite when short circuited and don’t allow fires to spread from damaged cells to un damaged cells. New standards are being proposed to require more interconnect fusing to prevent large scale short circuiting but challenges to regulations are slowing the process.

If you’re hanging on to Li-cobalt issues you’re going back in time and not paying attention to current technology.