Electric Vehicles

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Electric Vehicles are a key part of our tomorrow and how we get there. If we can get all the fossil fuel vehicles off our roads, out of our seas and out of our skies, we'll have a much better environment. This community is where we discuss the various different vehicles and news stories regarding electric transportation.

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Nice to see an ICE car fire getting some media attention for a change (www.bbc.co.uk)

submitted 1 day ago by dxgsthrr@feddit.uk to c/electricvehicles@slrpnk.net

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It often feels like EV fires make major headlines while ICE vehicle fires go under reported despite being order of magnitude more likely and common. Nice to see an ICE vehicle fire actually making media headlines for a change.

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[–] ohulancutash@feddit.uk 4 points 1 day ago (9 children)

Its new, needs special equipment which isnt yet standard issue, and burns unstoppably and more ferociously.

[–] dxgsthrr@feddit.uk 0 points 1 day ago (2 children)

It's also true that explosions are far more likely to occur in an ICE fire than EV fire - EVs tend to smoke and then slowly burn to a more ferocious fire, but in general provide more warning and time to escape than ICE fires (as well as being less likely to happen in the first place). ICE fuel is designed to explode (especially gas / petrol).

[–] Wolf314159@startrek.website -2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

No, that's not actually true. None of what you claim here is true without qualifications that make your statements meaningless.

[–] dxgsthrr@feddit.uk 1 points 1 day ago

Here's your qualifications.

https://www.evfiresafe.com/ev-fire-key-findings

I look forward to your suitably sourced rebuttal.

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