Battery based electric vehicles of today and tomorrow.

[Larry Caldwell]

^^^^^
That's why I won't have an attached garage. EVs aren't the only vehicles which have been known to catch fire.

It's why the building code requires a 1 hour firewall separation between an attached garage and the rest of the house.

 

[dmccarty]

It's why the building code requires a 1 hour firewall separation between an attached garage and the rest of the house.

A one hour firewall does not do much when the lithium chemistry batteries used in cars can burn for many hours and are very difficult to put out. Some fire departments in Europe have large "dumpsters" they fill with water into which they dunk burning electric cars. Never could figure out how they planned to pick up a burning car....

Later,
Dan

 

[MossRoad]

A one hour firewall does not do much when the lithium chemistry batteries used in cars can burn for many hours and are very difficult to put out. Some fire departments in Europe have large "dumpsters" they fill with water into which they dunk burning electric cars. Never could figure out how they planned to pick up a burning car....

Later,
Dan

With a grapple, of course.

 

[/pine]

They just hold it by the string and dunk it like a tea bag...!

 

[Jstpssng]

It's why the building code requires a 1 hour firewall separation between an attached garage and the rest of the house.

I'm 25 miles from the fire station... and since it's volunteer would probably take 45 minutes to mobilize.

 

[cqaigy2]

I'm 25 miles from the fire station... and since it's volunteer would probably take 45 minutes to mobilize.

You probably shouldn't have an attached garage.

Before i met my wife, she had renters almost burn her house down. Volkswagen caught on fire in the garage. Then the natural gas furnace decided to join in.

 

[Jstpssng]

You probably shouldn't have an attached garage.

Before i met my wife, she had renters almost burn her house down. Volkswagen caught on fire in the garage. Then the natural gas furnace decided to join in.

I don't and won't have one, even if the FD was next door. An ounce of prevention and all of that...
Another problem is appearing, with so called keyless ignitions; people are forgetting to shut the engine off and getting CO poisoning.

 

[cqaigy2]

I don't and won't have one, even if the FD was next door. An ounce of prevention and all of that...
Another problem is appearing, with so called keyless ignitions; people are forgetting to shut the engine off and getting CO poisoning.

Good point on the CO.

When lumber prices come down a bit, i'm putting up a smallish detached.

 

[Jstpssng]

^^^^^
It's coming down. I read the weekly wholesale reports and also check HD, to get an idea; 7/16 OSB is down to 27$/sheet. A local lumberyard was selling it for $22 last week but it didn't last long. I suspect they got a tractor trailer load in and didn't want to get stuck with it as prices dropped. They are a small independent lumberyard yet still stay competitive with the big guys.

 

[Gale Hawkins]

Most have returned to nature but for years when a rural farmstead got car truck tractor the garage were built on opposite side of the gravel road where the home stood. This was common in the 1920-1940 era. You could them with 3 foot of new wood on one end as vehicles got longer.

Currently my dream EV is a Tesla with LFP battery pack for safety and longevity.