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Insurance company faked tesla battery fire?

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Unfortunate, because a Tesla Battery fire is horrible, and about as frequent as a gas car fire after an accident. Best you could say for the test was that it was a simulation of what might happen. It takes lots of water. Best to let it just burn itself out.
 
I thought the frequency of EV fires (including Bolt and others) is about 1/10 that of ICE cars for miles driven. EV fires just get a lot more news. ICE fires occur so frequently, that they rarely make the news.
 
Germany has a great way to extinguish Tesla fires. They bring out a portable water tank. Begin filling it with a hydrant. Then they use a fork lift or crane to drop the entire car into the tank. Continue to fill it until batteries are submerged.
Results. Little water used, car poses no threat, public safety is assured and the portable water tank can be used again.
As EVs get more common, imagine this will become a routine proceedure for EV collisions.