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Originally Posted by rfuerst911sc

Does any car manufacturer install as standard equipment an on board fire extinguisher system ? Or as an option ? Not talking a handheld but a real system that you can trigger as you exit the vehicle .

I would think maybe EV's could need a system installed in or on the battery storage area . Race cars have had them for a long time , why hasn't it trickled down to every day cars ? Cost ?

I'm guessing cost AND that car fires are pretty rare.

I'm wondering if there's anything that can be done with an EV car to kill a battery fire. They usually seem pretty extreme. I want to say that I heard about a Tesla that was sent to a lot after a crash or something that caught fire. THe FD went out and battled it for hours. They'd get it out and then it would reignite. The ended up digging a whole and making a mud puddle big enough to submerge the car in. That was the only way that they were able to permanently defeat the fire.