Adam Jakubowski
Senior Consultant at Energy Safety Response Group and fire protection engineer who contributed to NFPA's Fire Protection Research Foundation lithium-ion transit bus fire guidance.
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Sep 22, 2026
Jesse RomanHOST
Adam, could you talk about some of the real-world incidents that have occurred, and how do those illustrate the potential hazards that we're talking about?
Adam JakubowskiGUEST
And just to add to Victoria's commentary on the size of the batteries, the largest buses that we see now are just about 900 kilowatt hours.
Adam JakubowskiGUEST
And in 2022, the Energy Information Administration says that the average U.S. residential customer, just to put in perspective, used 890 kilowatt hours.
Adam JakubowskiGUEST
Some of these buses are the size that could power a residential house for a month.
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Jesse RomanHOST
Can you talk about a couple that are like really key critical safety barriers that facility managers, safety agencies should prioritize?