https://patch.com/california/diamondbar-walnut/fire-erupts-san-gabriel-valley-freeway Fire Erupts On San Gabriel Valley Freeway Apr 28, 2018 City News Service
Witnesses reported the vehicle fire at 1:11 p.m. on the southbound Orange Freeway. DIAMOND BAR, CA -- An electric vehicle caught fire on the side of the Orange (57) Freeway south of Diamond Bar Saturday, touching off a one-acre brush fire that was quickly extinguished, authorities said. Witnesses reported the vehicle fire at 1:11 p.m. on the southbound Orange Freeway south of Brea Canyon Road, the California Highway Patrol said. The vehicle, which was completely destroyed, was described as a black and blue BMW electric car. Los Angeles County firefighters were dispatched to the scene at 1:13 p.m., Dispatch Supervisor Melanie Flores said. Brea and Orange County Fire Authority firefighters and an OCFA helicopter also responded, the OCFA said. The CHP issued a SigAlert at 2:34 p.m. for the No. 4 and No. 5 lanes on the 57 Freeway. The flames were out at 1:46 p.m., Flores said. Mop-up operations were underway. [© Patch.com] ... https://goo.gl/maps/b1qjsesGDHH2 (map) SR 57 and Brea Canyon Road calif ... https://www.google.com/search?q=BMW+electric+fire search BMW electric fire ... http://www.carbonfiber.gr.jp/english/material/safety.html Safety Precaution for Handling of Carbon Fiber Flammability: Though Carbon Fiber is constituted of carbon which is flammable, the fiber itself dose not flare up even if ignited by flame of match or gas burners. If heated up higher than 400 degree C together with some fuel, the fiber slowly burns (oxidized) but stops burning right after the burning fuel is removed ... + con-EV: Shell high-efficency cross-country super-he-semi-truck https://www.greencarreports.com/news/1116462_shell-airflow-starship-semi-truck-aims-for-fuel-economy-record Shell Airflow Starship semi truck aims for fuel-economy record Apr 29, 2018 ... There has been a lot of effort recently to build electric semi trucks, including those from Nikola, Tesla, Daimler, Thor, and others. Electric trucks, however, are designed more for short-haul operations ... trailer is covered in 5,000 kw of solar panels ... https://images.hgmsites.net/med/shell-airflow-starship-fuel-economy-record-truck_100650681_m.jpg ... https://youtu.be/iIP2UrzFkH8 For EVLN EV-newswire posts use: http://evdl.org/archive/ {brucedp.neocities.org} -- Sent from: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/ _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
