Emergency crews are dealing with more high-speed pursuits and more electric car fires as the EVs grow in numbers on highways.
It was something the California Highway Patrol and fire crews faced Saturday on northbound Highway 101 in Petaluma as an EV driver pushed the speed limits of his power on demand car and crashed, leaving a path of burning batteries in his wake.
“The vehicle sped up to well over a 100 miles per hour,” said CHP officer Ronald Chastain.
According to the CHP, the driver, a man in his mid 20s, sped up after a CHP cruiser pulled up behind him, looking to pull the driver over for speeding.
“The officer turned on his lights and sirens, and was going approximately 100 mph and the vehicle was still pulling away from him,” Chastain said.
Chastain added the driver couldn’t negotiate the curve at the northbound exit and hit …