[HN Gopher] Renault Is Giving Away Its Proprietary Tech to Stop ...
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       Renault Is Giving Away Its Proprietary Tech to Stop EV Fires
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       Author : PaulHoule
       Score  : 23 points
       Date   : 2025-03-05 20:46 UTC (2 hours ago)
        
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       | abracadaniel wrote:
       | "Fireman Access" is a port emergency crews can access to flood
       | the battery compartment and extinguish an EV fire in minutes
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       | Seems like pretty good idea. The graphic makes look like it could
       | be hard to access though.
        
         | MrZander wrote:
         | Yeah, is it on the bottom? Seems like there should be a pipe
         | somewhere more accessible or something.
        
       | cedws wrote:
       | Flood the battery with water? Isn't the whole issue with lithium
       | that it is very reactive with oxygen and water? Wouldn't you want
       | to flood it with foam or CO2?
        
         | frodo8sam wrote:
         | I guess cooling is more important than keeping away oxidizers
         | in this case and it's hard to beat water in that regard.
        
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