Warning: Electric vehicles driving in saltwater are a fire hazard; do not park them under a house

Driving electric vehicles through saltwater or leaving them exposed to saltwater flooding creates a severe fire risk due to battery short circuits and thermal runaway, with fires that can ignite days later and are difficult to extinguish. Safety warnings urge avoiding parking under homes, not driving through flooded streets, and parking on high ground away from structures in affected coastal areas like Ocracoke.

This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Electric Vehicles.