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Paramedics, firefighters and police attended a course on how to safely power down an electric car in an accident to ensure unnecessary high-voltage injuries or even death. | Wheels24

Audi SA has trained 70 first responders on safely pulling the plug on an e-tron in a severe accident.

Electric cars, in general, are fire hazards when it comes to severe collisions, particularly if the lithium-ion battery pack is damaged and overheats. Petrol cars are equally dangerous, but putting out a gasoline fire requires less specialist firefighting equipment. Small lithium-ion batteries like those we use in torches and toys can be doused with water because they contain little lithium metal.

The training facilitated a programme to"train the trainer" with South African National Fire and Emergency Services, enabling the team of trainees to be in a position to handle electric vehicle incidents on South African roads adequately.

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