June 30, 2022
More firefighters and EMTs will soon be able to pry you out of your burning Prius and maybe even save the car.
General Motors announced Thursday it was expanding its training program on rescues involving electric vehicle crashes.
General Motors says that the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) has educated about 300,000 firefighters, while there remain another 800,000 that need training on the issue.
The new training will apparently include a four-hour block of instruction across different dealerships, firehouses, and training academies.
General Motors wasn’t clear on whether or not this training will apply exclusively to their own electric vehicles, or if it will cover other brands like Tesla.
The company did not immediately respond to our request for comment on that.
Sales of electric vehicles are on the rise, so crashes involving them are, too.
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