Putting water on the fire is currently the only way of fighting a car fire, battery or ICE. Trying to flood the battery is the idea to cool the battery. In Europe, Germany I think, they drop it into a container of water. There are some ideas that manufacturers and the firefighting industry are currently working on. Electric car technology is still in its infancy. There are many problems to work out before most people will adopt them. Most of them are trying to be too techy. The manufacturers seem to be trying to out tech each other. That reflects in the cost. For the price of an electric Silverado or Hummer, I can get a really nice Duramax truck. We still camp and pull a trailer, don't see too many charging stations on the way up north in Michigan.
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