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> All it takes for EV's to explode Given the history of battery issues in various products, this seems like an unfortunate choice of phrasing!
by jfk13 7y ago
> All it takes for EV's to explode
Given the history of battery issues in various products, this seems like an unfortunate choice of phrasing!
- MayeulC 7y agoYou could probably say the same about any kind of energy storage (or generation), above a certain density. It isn't like gasoline cars haven't had their fair share of issues with combustion. I'd be willing to bet that it is harder to burn a BEV (or air, hydrogen, LPG) parked in the street than an ICE.
- rcMgD2BwE72F 7y ago>According to a recent FEMA report, “from 2014 to 2016 an estimated 171,500 highway vehicle fires occurred in the United States, resulting in an annual average of 345 deaths; 1,300 injuries; and $1.1 billion in property loss