EV Fire in Underground Garage

EV Fire in Underground Garage

Case Study: Electric Car Fire in an Underground Garage, Czech Republic Late on the evening of May 4th (2023), firefighters in the Czech Republic received an emergency call regarding a fire in an electric car, a Jaguar i-Pace, parked on the second underground floor of...
Training is Key in Handling EV Fires

Training is Key in Handling EV Fires

“Fires in electric vehicles is one of the situations that the firefighters I encounter appreciate Cobra the most and an area where traditional skills aren’t satisfactory.” Andreas Andersson, an experienced firefighter and instructor at Cold Cut Systems, conducts Cobra...
A Proven Solution for EV Fires

A Proven Solution for EV Fires

As the global transition to electric vehicles gathers pace, some key researcher and real-life case studies suggest that the Cold Cut Cobra firefighting tool is better for tackling EV fires than traditional methods. It is very rare for fires to break out in the...
UHP & EV Fires: NIPV Study

UHP & EV Fires: NIPV Study

This summer, the Nederlands Instituut Publieke Veiligheid (NIPV) conducted fire experiments to examine whether ultra-high-pressure (UHP) extinguishing systems could stop the propagation of fires in Li-ion batteries of electric vehicles (EVs). In conclusion, the...
Fire Tests on UHP Systems for EV Battery Fires

Fire Tests on UHP Systems for EV Battery Fires

Fire experiment to examine the use of ultra high pressure extinguishing systems for fires in batteries of electric vehicles | Nederlands Instituut Publieke Veiligheid (NIPV) 26 November 2024 Abstract The number of electric vehicles in the Netherlands has grown rapidly...