DKI Jakarta Provincial Government's Efforts to Address EV Fire Risks

In the SOP process, safety must be the main requirement and also involve all parties. Then, strengthen education so that the public understands the risks when experiencing an emergency situation.

"This is where we need Gulkarmat to have a special team to handle it. But it needs to be ensured that the officers have clear guidelines, procedures, and operational standards," Rano emphasized.

For your information, electric car fires are very dangerous if they occur. Because they will be very difficult to prevent and the fire is hard to extinguish.

Fire from a lithium battery can continue to burn for a long time as long as there is still stored power.

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Thus, electric car fires are very dangerous. Moreover, they cannot be extinguished carelessly.

According to Scitechdaily, lithium-ion battery cells have electrodes placed close together. This increases the possibility of a short circuit.

Moreover, they are filled with a flammable electrolyte fluid. So this one risk cannot be avoided by users of electric vehicles.

In addition, one of the contents in an electric car battery is a metal oxide which, when heated, tends to release oxygen gas.

That oxygen enables the combustion reaction. The liquid and gas can burn and produce more heat and gas.

This is the reason why an electric car engulfed in flames is very difficult to extinguish. Although batteries have much less energy than gasoline, they produce their own oxygen when burned.