[VIDEO] Women Wakes Up to Find Her Electric Care Ablaze in Her Driveway

WWe've all heard that electric cars are supposed to be the "cars of the future," but if these vehicle fires aren't brought under control, I seriously doubt it.

A woman in Massachusetts literally woke up to a nightmare when she found her 2021 Chevrolet Bolt starting to smoke in her driveway. A full-blown vehicle fire quickly developed, and the car was reduced to rubble. Firefighters also had to use a whopping 11,000 gallons of water to extinguish the blaze.

Watch the video: 



From Western Journal: 

A firefighter who was among those dispatched to put out the blaze told the local media the fire could have been disastrous had the owner decided to park the vehicle in her garage.

WCVB-TV reported a woman named Ann Thomas woke up at around 4:15 a.m. Saturday to a strange sound.

She and her husband looked in the driveway of their Wareham home and saw their 2021 Chevrolet Bolt smoking. Thomas heard a sound before the car eventually caught fire.

“It sounded like a big poof. And he looked to the window, and he saw the smoke,” Thomas said.

Moments later, the car was completely engulfed in flames.

Firefighters were called to the scene and put the fire out not once, but twice.

Initial efforts to combat the blaze were successful. But about 30 minutes after the situation appeared to be under control, the fire reignited.

The Wareham Fire Department, which spent hours at the scene, said 11,000 gallons of water were used to put out the blaze.

“We had to control the hazard we had there and try to cool off the batteries. We’re very fortunate — a few weeks before that we bought some specialized equipment to help us with that type of job,” Chief John Kelley said. “So we’re very fortunate, we did use that that morning.”
 

Good grief, what a nightmare.

Clearly, these electric vehicles and the massive batteries they carry come with some serious risks. Not to mention the fact that these fires consume massive amounts of water!

So, how are these supposed to be more environmentally friendly?

Make this make sense, folks...