[synergyS]

In the end they say ICE cars catch fire more than EVs. In my European country older diesel cars catch fires and burn quite regularly unfortunately.

[adamors]

EV fires are a PITA to put out, this one needed thousands of gallons of water.

You can't smother a lithium battery fire with anything, it will continue to burn even underwater. Your only option is to cool the battery to a point where its below the point of combustion. And that takes considerable time and a lot of water.

This is also happening to relatively new cars not some 30 year old piece of junk.

[sebazzz]

Isn't water the wrong solution then? In the fire triangle of fuel-temperature-oxidizer, you can also take away the oxidizer using foam, can't you?