There are more and more electric cars on the road, and this can be seen in the sales figures. However, some aspects still scare away many motorists, starting with the too high price, the autonomy that is considered too low, but not only. Indeed, some drivers also argue that these vehicles are too dangerous. What is the reason? It is good if electric tend to take less often fire On the other hand, thermal fires are more spectacular and, above all, much more difficult for firefighters to control.

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New technology

Indeed, when a fire breaks out in a zero-emission car, the only way to stop it is to submerge the entire vehicle in water. However, you can imagine that this is far from obvious and not even always possible. But luckily, that may change soon. In fact, the two companies have joined forces to develop a system to prevent ignition of electric vehicles. This is Linxens and SmartNanotubes Technologies, specialists in smart cards and nanotechnology. The goal? Develop a system capable of detecting fire outbreaks.

Smart system

On paper, the concept is very simple. Actually, carbon nanotubes integrated into the vehicle and capable of capturing smoke. The latter changes the electric charge of the tube, which therefore sends a signal to the electronic chip that something unusual is happening. The latter will then send an instruction to disconnect the battery and start various procedures to prevent the fire from spreading. A solution that can be integrated into future electric vehicles that will be released on the market.

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