# Exposing the Unspoken Rules of the Electric Vehicle Industry

When an EV breaks down, you better pray for three things:

1. The battery doesn't catch fire
2. The car doors aren't electronic-controlled but mechanical and can be opened manually
3. Firefighters are right there nearby

Because once the battery ignites, even if firefighters have pry bars on hand, the odds are they won't make it in time.

Breaking open a car door takes at least one minute, but burning a person alive doesn't need anywhere near that long.

**Why don't firefighters prioritize breaking through the windows to rescue people?**

**First:** The trapped person may already be disoriented from smoke produced by the battery fire. In their panic, they might not even unbuckle their seatbelt in time. Moving an unconscious person is heavy and difficult work. Firefighters are fully geared up, carrying oxygen tanks and wearing respirators. Inside a narrow cabin already consumed by flames, they can only perform rescues through deformed, narrow windows—the operational difficulty is evident.

**Second:** In a small, high-temperature burning environment, people operating on survival instinct won't sit still. Their struggling positions are chaotic and unpredictable. In extreme cases, people can end up tangled in seatbelts and roll under the car seats. Performing rescues through small window openings in this position is extremely time-consuming and difficult.

**Third:** For firefighters equipped with pry bars, breaking open doors is far more efficient than breaking glass windows. The fastest pry bar operators in the fire department can guarantee opening a door in one minute. They naturally won't choose the window approach, which has too many uncertainties and limitations. When lives are at stake, no room for fantasies or creative thinking. They follow proven, verified procedures refined through hundreds of experiences to do things with 100% certainty. Getting people out quickly—that's what's truly responsible to others and themselves.

Lithium batteries represent a mixed Class B, C, and E combustion medium—the most difficult type of fire for firefighters to handle. No matter how much water or foam you spray, it doesn't help; the more water you use, the more intensely it burns. Once it starts, it never stops. A tiny piece can burn for an incredibly long time. When we arrive at the scene, we can only wait for it to burn itself out and ensure the fire doesn't spread.

Too many people have burned to death right in front of us. Their burning bodies splatter against the windshield. They're still alive, but those few minutes are already too late.

**Quick tips:**
Keep a hammer nearby at all times. If you smell something strange and suddenly lose electrical power with the doors locked, forcefully hammer the corners of the windows. Once they shatter, kick them open with your feet and run immediately. Life and death hang in the balance of one minute.

**An unconventional method:**
Buy a fire blanket from the kitchen supply section, cut it to size, and place it under your EV's seat cushion. This could buy you some extra time. Before purchasing, confirm it doesn't contain asbestos. Don't buy the ones with asbestos—inhalation causes strong carcinogenic effects, and asbestos lung disease is extremely painful. Plus, once inhaled, there's no way to remove it from your body.

**Note:** I haven't actually tested this method myself—it's pure speculation. Whether you do it or not is your choice. There's no obligation here. If something goes wrong, the person implementing it bears all responsibility.

One more thing: Every time firefighters respond to an emergency, the publicity department captures and promotes it. But there's one type of vehicle accident that gets censored from promotion. Guess which one?

**Why I'm singling out EVs:**

**First:** I simply find it objectionable. Unlike those sly, underhanded actors, I speak up when I see something wrong that lacks justification. When I see something unjustifiable and people use twisted logic, I usually just curse them out.

**Second:** The ownership volume is too large and directly affects the people around us. I've said everything I can to the people important to me. Here I'm telling you about the stakes involved—not offering any advice. Since we don't have direct financial interests, you can weigh it yourselves.

**Third:** Lithium batteries can explode without warning. Whether you use them or not, they can explode. Whether fully charged or low on battery, they can explode. Once they catch fire, they reach full fire intensity within one minute. Inside the sealed vehicle cabin, it can instantly exceed 1,000 degrees. Driving an EV is like operating a mobile, sealed coffin equipped with an unpredictable spontaneous combustion mechanism. If something actually happens, you can skip paying for a cremation. If you're lucky enough to leave a whole body, it's probably fused to the seat. You'd need tools to remove the car seat covering and possibly the steering wheel, which may have already merged with it. Because a burned body becomes shriveled and charred—it's brittle. If the firefighter processing the scene has rough hands or the adhesion is tight, the body can come apart in pieces. Aside from all the complications, if someone dies from an EV fire, an intact body is basically impossible. If the person is deceased, firefighters generally won't risk their lives with the fire raging to recover a corpse. Their primary task is ensuring the fire source doesn't spread and doesn't cause further damage. They must also ensure their own safety. Firefighting's first lesson is to save yourself before saving others, because they're the fire scene's last safeguard.