As consumers worldwide slowly make the switch from internal combustion vehicles to lower-carbon equivalents, a few concerns have appeared about electric vehicles. Range anxiety is ebbing away as ba…
  • GhostlyPixel@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    6 days ago

    Always cool to see companies opening up safety features to the benefit of everyone

    I have some friends working on EV fire suppression at another company and they said it’s a cool idea, but in practice is difficult for firefighters to reach. Renault’s is specifically under the back seat, how easy is it going to be to open up a car, potentially move a seat, and connect a hose during a big battery fire?

    • AnarchistArtificer@slrpnk.netEnglish
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      6 days ago

      I wonder if this might have been why they shared it. Sort of like “We’ve got an idea that we think is good, but it also clearly needs work”