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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    2 years ago

    Side note - people need to be super careful buying used cars for the next several months because of scammers cleaning up flooded cars and brining them north to sell. Check under the carpets and so on, etc. Avoid Florida cars.

    • Know_not_Scotty_does@lemmy.world
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      2 years ago

      They are likely IP rated in some form or fashion, that means they are rated for protection for a period of time at a certain depth. Deeper water or longer time in water means you still get water past the seals.

      It could also be a control fault or short on the electrical side allowing the other components to catch fire or overloading the batteries causing them to overheat and catch fire.

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        2 years ago

        Also, IP rating is not valid for salt water or any other fluids such as alcohol, only fresh water

    • fuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.world
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      2 years ago

      I doubt their designs are hurricane + flood proofed.

      Also the high voltage disconnect/fuse is under the seats. Flood that and you’ve got a problem.

    • Showroom7561@lemmy.ca
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      2 years ago

      If manufactured properly, they should be.

      Water ingress can happen where cables plug into places - literally like a straw that draws water towards the battery pack. Again, if properly sealed, this should not be an issue.

      But I can’t imagine any modern vehicle surviving being flooded by saltwater. If not the battery then any other electrical component, or even the motor, would corrode over the coming days, weeks, months.

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    2 years ago

    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?

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      2 years ago

      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.

  • Cam@lemmy.world
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    2 years ago

    B-b-b-b-but we need to save the planet. Just like how we need to switch from plastic straws to chemical paper straws, to save the planet.