As electric and hybrid vehicles become standard across the motor trade, motor dealers face new fire risks linked to lithium batteries. Fire Cloak™ provides a fast, high-performance solution to contain EV fires, helping dealerships protect people, property, vehicle stock and business continuity.

Trusted by motor dealers and automotive organisations to manage EV fire risk across showrooms, workshops, forecourts and charging areas.

Motor dealers face a unique set of operational challenges when managing EV fire risk. Electric vehicles are often parked in close proximity within enclosed showrooms, busy workshops or storage compounds, frequently alongside high-value stock, flammable materials and members of the public.

If an EV battery fire occurs, it can be difficult to control due to thermal runaway, prolonged burning and the risk of re-ignition. In an indoor or tightly spaced dealership environment, the consequences can escalate quickly, leading to extensive damage.

As EV volumes continue to increase across sales, servicing and charging operations, it’s important that motor dealers can address this risk and rapidly contain a suspected EV incident. Acting quickly helps protect staff and customers, limits damage to vehicles and buildings and supports safe, uninterrupted dealership operations.

In this environment, EV incident containment needs to align with workplace fire safety requirements and insurer expectations, while remaining practical, accessible and easy to integrate into day-to-day operations across showrooms, workshops and forecourts.

A controlled response typically depends on:

• Rapid access to containment equipment in key dealership areas
• Straightforward deployment within enclosed indoor spaces and tightly parked vehicle environments
• Clear integration with existing fire safety measures, emergency procedures and evacuation plans
• Robust storage to keep equipment protected, visible and ready for use
• Confidence provided through testing and use in line with recognised standards, where applicable
• Simplicity, so trained dealership staff can act quickly and decisively under pressure

Fire Cloak™ EV Fire Blankets are engineered and manufactured in the UK and built to rigorous standards suited to demanding motor trade environments, including busy workshops, enclosed showrooms and vehicle storage areas.

Fire Cloak™ is independently tested and certified to DIN SPEC 91489:2024-11, the toughest global safety standard for lithium battery fire containment, alongside relevant ISO and BSI standards. For motor dealerships, this provides a containment solution that supports rapid isolation of an EV in confined or indoor spaces, can be accessed and deployed quickly by trained staff and delivers confidence through independently verified performance.

Typical motor dealer use cases include:

• Enclosed showrooms displaying electric and hybrid vehicles
• Workshops and preparation areas servicing EVs
• EV charging bays and vehicle storage locations

Rapid accessibility and ease of use are critical in this environment. Fire Cloak™ can be supplied in robust storage boxes that can be positioned at fixed locations across a site, helping ensure the blanket is readily accessible when required.

A typical deployment can be carried out quickly by trained dealership staff:

1. Retrieve the blanket from its designated storage location.
2. Approach the vehicle and prepare deployment in line with dealership fire safety and evacuation procedures.
3. Deploy the blanket over the vehicle to support isolation and help limit fire/smoke spread.
4. Continue response actions in coordination with existing firefighting equipment and emergency protocols.

Fire Cloak™ is trusted by some of the UK’s best-known dealer groups and large multi-site networks – including Sinclair Group, Arnold Clark, Lookers, Sytner, JCT600 and Renault Retail Group – supporting EV fire safety with a rapid, controlled response in showrooms, workshops and charging areas.

If you have a specific question about Fire Cloak™ for motor dealer applications that isn’t answered here, please get in touch with our team for tailored advice.

If you operate a motor dealership and sell, service, store or charge electric vehicles as part of daily operations, Fire Cloak™ can support your EV fire preparedness with a practical containment solution that integrates seamlessly into existing dealership fire safety and emergency response procedures.