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Related: About this forumBreaking News: Toxic fumes from Tesla EV semi fire shut down I-80 in Sierra. Batteries smoldered for hours
Toxic fumes from Tesla EV semi fire shut down I-80 in Sierra. Batteries smoldered for hours
Sacramento Bee | DANIEL HUNT | AUGUST 19, 2024
An electric big-rig truck fire Monday prompted officials to shut down both directions of Interstate 80 in Northern Californias Sierra Nevada as authorities battled the intense heat and toxicity from the vehicles batteries.
The crash occurred around 3:15 a.m. near Emigrant Gap where an electric vehicle traveling eastbound at the Laing Road offramp crashed onto the right shoulder and into trees, according to the California Highway Patrols incident log. Officer Jason Lyman, a spokesman for the CHPs Gold Run office, said that only one vehicle was involved and that the driver was not injured.
Lyman said the white Tesla Semi truck was without a trailer when it was headed uphill west of Yuba Gap. Investigators were still trying to piece together what led the Tesla to leave the roadway, he said.
But authorities immediate concern was the fire, sparked by the batteries of the roughly 13-ton vehicle, after the vehicle was seen smoking. Lyman said that the fire produced quite the plume of smoke early on as firefighters rushed in to fight the flames with chemicals. By 9 a.m. the fire was still smoldering, Lyman said.
Lyman said authorities had to create a half-mile buffer zone around the fire to keep toxic fumes from injuring bystanders and motorists. Firefighters from the Cal Fire Nevada-Yuba-Placer unit were battling the flames using masks and breathing apparatus...more
https://www.sacbee.com/news/local/article291178340.html
RELATED:
Lithium battery fire forces almost two-day shutdown of I-15
July 29, 2024
Interstate 15 has reopened after a nearly two day closure due to a fire involving a load of lithium-ion batteries that started on Friday.
The closure began when the commercial vehicle hauling the batteries overturned, causing the load to catch fire at about 8 a.m. on Friday, July 26th on I-15 between Bartwo and Baker, California. ..more
https://cdllife.com/2024/lithium-battery-fire-forces-almost-two-day-shutdown-of-i-15/
You might read that the absurd "race" between hydrogen and batteries is over - and batteries won. The "race" hasn't even begun yet. You haven't even BEGUN to hear about battery fires.
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Breaking News: Toxic fumes from Tesla EV semi fire shut down I-80 in Sierra. Batteries smoldered for hours (Original Post)
Caribbeans
Aug 19
OP
Sad...you are so right. Elonia is going to push to protect his junk cars and trucks
PortTack
Aug 19
#1
PortTack
(34,395 posts)1. Sad...you are so right. Elonia is going to push to protect his junk cars and trucks
GreenWave
(8,869 posts)2. And Elon Musk far from the deadly fumes...
Attilatheblond
(4,134 posts)3. Seems likely those things are gonna do some real damage someday when they go kablooy in a busy urban area
How much liability insurance do we think Elon carries?
Ponietz
(3,256 posts)4. Next: Fireproof those batteries with asbestos
Yeah, thats the ticket.
Jilly_in_VA
(10,795 posts)5. Just as toxic
as Eloon hisself.
central scrutinizer
(12,424 posts)6. Electrocution or sharks or toxic gases
The choice just got harder
CoopersDad
(2,810 posts)7. I wonder if any Nikola tractors are in service yet.