The myth of electric vehicle fire hazards is spreading like wildfire in Latin America. An emergency response leader from the Fire and Rescue Service in Norway might be just what is needed to stop the spread.

«Ten years ago, I was worried about whether we would be able to handle all the new electric car fires that might come. It was completely unnecessary. It didn’t get any more dangerous, it became safer!

This is how Rune Wiggo Johnsen, the emergency response leader in Trøndelag Fire and Rescue Service, begins his lecture from his home office on a late autumn evening.

He has extensive experience as an instructor for Norwegian firefighters, and is one of the foremost experts in Norway in fire and rescue work related to electric cars.

This evening, however, it’s not Norwegian firefighters he is talking to, but EV drivers and firefighters from all over Latin America.

Read the whole article here:   https://elbil.no/debunking-fire-myhts-in-latin-america/