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It Took 36,000 Gallons Of Water To Extinguish A Burning Tesla (jalopnik.com)
submitted 11 months ago by dragontamer to c/realtesla
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A new crash recently in Alabama, but a reminder to something that we all know. Burning Teslas are far more difficult to extinguish than any other car.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 11 months ago (1 children)

This is the best comment in this thread. Imo a better option is not to change the cooling fluid, but to have a water connection that allows firefighters to flood the battery instead of just spraying on the vehicle

[–] Zoboomafoo 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

A giant bucket or water balloon?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

Personally I'd go for an aqueduct type system