“There are a ton of cars rendered useless by Ian. As those batteries corrode, fires break out,” Patronis tweeted Thursday. “This is a new challenge that our firefighters have never faced before. At least on this scale. “
“Special education and an understanding of electric cars is needed for those fires to be temporarily and safely extinguished,” he continued in a follow-up tweet. “Thank you to [North Collier Fire Rescue] for their hard work. “
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Patronis has released a video of firefighters in Naples, Florida, battling a chimney through the battery of a Tesla EV. In the video, a passerby is heard saying the team had used many gallons of water to try to put out the chimney.
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Last week, Hurricane Ian battered cities along Florida’s west coast, adding to Naples and Fort Myers, causing a Category Four storm. The hurricane killed more than a hundred people and lost more than a million people.
It’s unclear how many cars were hit or destroyed by the storm.
Meanwhile, consumers are increasingly turning to electric cars as Biden’s management continues to push for a green transition involving zero-emission cars. Between April and June, electric cars accounted for 5. 6% of new car purchases in the U. S. In the U. S. , versus the first 3 months of 2022, according to Kelley Blue Book.
Shortly after taking office, President Biden announced his intention for 50% of new car sales to be automobiles by 2030.
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Biden’s management has also taken a number of steps to incentivize Americans to switch to electric vehicles. The president signed the Inflation Reduction Act, a bill that included a provision granting Americans $7,500 tax credits consistent with the purchase of EVs, signed into law in August, and the Department of Transportation has been running to create a federal road charging network for electric vehicles.
However, critics have criticized management for giving a “false impression” about electric vehicles, noting that they are expensive and unreliable.
“[EV push] is kind of a scam,” Myron Ebell, director of the Energy and Environment Center at the Competitive Business Institute, told FOX Business in July. and under certain circumstances. But overall, right now, it’s not a smart deal. “
Thomas Catenacci is political editor of Fox News Digital.