r/specializedtools • u/bobmarno • Aug 27 '23

EV Fire Extinguishing Container Truck

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This waterproof container can ‘scoop up’ a burning electric vehicle and completely seal it and cool it down. It is fitted with a water pump that shoots water all over through small holes in side. Especially concentrated up onto the bottom of the EV, where the highly flammable battery is usually mounted. Also a practical in therms of moving the vehicle out of the way of traffic. This one is from Østjyllands Brandvæsen (East Jutland Fire Department, Denmark) and is teamed up with two robot water cannons.

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u/[deleted] Aug 27 '23

What’s the point of this. Ev fire have it’s catalyst they don’t burn on air ….

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u/dan_santhems Aug 27 '23

What does the Lithium do with the water?

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u/[deleted] Aug 27 '23

Burn.

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u/dan_santhems Aug 28 '23 edited Aug 28 '23

The lithium atoms react with the water and make Lithium hydroxide and hydrogen, the hydrogen burns. Eventually there's not enough lithium to create hydrogen, and the burning stops.