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# Useful Ute of the Day
- URL: https://goodoil.news/useful-ute-of-the-day/
- Published: 2023-05-02T18:30:00.000Z
- Updated: 2023-05-02T03:34:48.000Z
- Author: Good Oil Staff
- Tags: NZ, NZ Politics, Politics, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-07-16 22:34

EV’s – now need their own specially designed fire appliances – which are of course 6 wheeled 3.0 ltr diesel Toyota Hiluxs because you just never know when and where your EV will catch fire.

> Electric vehicle fires aren’t exactly new but [they still make the news](https://www.stuff.co.nz/motoring/300843859/huge-plumes-of-smoke-as-tesla-burned-on-auckland-harbour-bridge?ref=goodoil.news) due to how hard they can rage. They can often burn for hours, if not days, requiring huge amounts of water to keep the batteries cool enough to stop reigniting.  
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> While this is (slightly) less of an issue if an EV combusts on the road, it’s a nightmare [if the car explodes in enclosed areas while parked](https://www.stuff.co.nz/motoring/300524258/fire-subsides-on-huge-cargo-ship-ev-batteries-suspected?ref=goodoil.news) or charging, particularly in garages, parking buildings or apartments. That’s where the Toyota Hilux 6×6 ‘Hiload’ fire and rescue vehicle comes in.  
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> Stuff

[Read more here.](https://www.stuff.co.nz/motoring/131910404/this-6x6-toyota-hilux-is-an-ev-firefighter?ref=goodoil.news) Discuss it on *The BFD.*

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