Local police, firefighters trained in safety measures
specific to electric cars
After a car crash, emergency responders know to cut off the
fuel before it leaks on the pavement and starts a fire. Some may not be sure,
though, where to start when the car is an electric vehicle that runs without
gasoline.
“First responders need to know that with a wreck involving
an electric vehicle, they should first make sure the power has turned off,”
said Willett Kempton, professor in the University of Delaware’s College of
Earth, Ocean, and Environment.