{"id":278571,"date":"2023-09-13T16:26:08","date_gmt":"2023-09-13T14:26:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=278571"},"modified":"2023-09-13T16:26:11","modified_gmt":"2023-09-13T14:26:11","slug":"sydney-airport-ev-fire-destroys-5-vehicles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=278571","title":{"rendered":"Sydney Airport EV Fire Destroys 5 Vehicles"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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From Watts Up With That?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Essay by Eric Worrall<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Should Electric Vehicles be banned from airports and ferries?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Five cars destroyed at Sydney Airport after battery from luxury electric vehicle ignites<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Olivia Ireland<\/a><\/strong>
September 12, 2023 \u2014 4.48pm<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Five cars have been destroyed at Sydney Airport after a battery from a luxury electric car burst into flames.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About 8.30pm on Monday, firefighters were called to a parking lot on Airport Drive in Mascot after flames engulfed a luxury electric car before spreading to another four vehicles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Research officers from Fire and Rescue\u2019s Safety of Alternative and Renewable Energy Technologies team have also been at the scene.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Fire and Rescue NSW Superintendent Adam Dewberry said \u2026 \u201cThere had been some problem with the car and the battery had been removed, we believe that the car has suffered some mechanical damage which can contribute to a battery breaking down and catching fire without notice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe don\u2019t have a concern about this broadly, it\u2019s not often that electric cars catch fire.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2026Read more: https:\/\/www.smh.com.au\/national\/nsw\/five-cars-destroyed-at-sydney-airport-after-battery-from-luxury-electric-vehicle-ignites-20230912-p5e43h.html<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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Firefighters were called to Sydney Airport where flames had engulfed five cars.CREDIT:FIRE AND RESCUE NSW<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The fire chief Adam Dewberry claims they don\u2019t have a concern about this broadly, but in that case, why do they need a special fire department renewable energy technologies team?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Even if an EV needs minor accident damage to turn it into a ticking time bomb, airports are notorious for minor bumps and scrapes, lots of people arrive late and have to rush to catch their flight. If a minor bump can turn an EV into a ticking time bomb, at the very least EVs should be isolated in their own fire hazard area, especially if they show any signs of damage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As for passenger ferries, I mean we\u2019ve all seen what an EV can do to a vehicle transport ship \u2013 ferocious white hot flames which can\u2019t be quenched, even by experienced maritime fire control officers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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