Original scientific paper
https://doi.org/10.31306/s.65.3.2
Study of fire extinguishing methods on electric vehicles
Manuela Žakula
; Veleučilište u Karlovcu, Karlovac, Hrvatska
Snježana Kirin
; Veleučilište u Karlovcu, Karlovac, Hrvatska
Abstract
Fire extinguishing in the case of electric vehicles constitutes a considerable problem due to the lithium-ion battery built into such vehicles for which no suitable strategy of fire extinguishing has yet been developed. Using a closed-type questionnaire, a study was conducted to determine the level of knowledge on how to extinguish a fire on an electric vehicle. The questionnaire constituted 19 questions, from general to those on the properties and functions of the battery in electric vehicles, as well as questions on the procedures and means for fire extinguishing. The results have shown that firefighters have only a limited knowledge of how to deal with a fire on electric vehicles, meaning that special training is needed on these matters. Guided by the opinions of the subjects in the study, the best form of co-operation is directly with the manufacturers of electric vehicles.
Keywords
battery, electric vehicle, firefighters, training, questionnaire
Hrčak ID:
308385
URI
Publication date:
4.10.2023.
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