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Teslas are bursting into flames in Florida after being flooded during Hurricane Idalia | Saltwater and lithium-ion batteries are a bad combination (www.techspot.com)
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Teslas are bursting into flames in Florida after being flooded during Hurricane Idalia | Saltwater and lithium-ion batteries are a bad combination::undefined

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[–] Mudface 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

Does this have anything to worry consumers about in cold climates where cars could accumulate snow and road salt on them, and then say - park the car in the garage where it all melts into salt water?

Did any other makes of electric vehicles also burst into flames in Florida?

[–] Duamerthrax 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You're not going to have frozen salt water on the underside of a car. That's kind of what the salt is for. You will get salt water eating at the metal.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Ever seen a 30 year old car from where it snows a lot? They have rust holes that eat clean through the floor. We don’t have EVs that old yet but I seriously wonder how big of a problem that might be, as the salt will eat through the battery tray at a certain point. Especially for some of the budget EVs like the Bolt.