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> Also, if that worries you, you should probably worry about anything battery powered. That means phones, RC toys, laptops, external battery packs, power tools.

> Also, if that worries you, you should probably worry about anything battery powered. That means phones, RC toys, laptops, external battery packs, power tools... You might want to look into a few things: battery capacity, energy, chemical reactions. > Lastly, if your gas car spontaneously starts burning in a garage, it's probably not a good idea to rush to an enclosed garage, opening door/window might cause a blow up.. Most of them start with small electrical fires that propagate and after a looooong time finally get to the gas, nothing will explode I know EVs somehow got very polarising but come on... can't you tell the difference between a phone battery and a car battery ? really ? There is a reason why electric bicycles and scooters are banned from many cities public transport and buildings. Even firefighters recognise that EV fires are an absolute pain in the ass to handle. I know people love their EVs but stop drinking the kool aid after the first gallon

adriancr 2y ago
> Most of them start with small electrical fires that propagate and after a looooong time finally get to the gas, nothing will explode https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backdraft https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backdraft You just need a fire in an enclosed space running for a bit of time. > can't you tell the difference between a phone battery and a car battery ? really ? I have seen the result of a house fire due to bad laptop battery. Once a fire starts it's typically bad. If you are worried about EVs catching fire, then any battery has the same risk percentage to start a fire. (defective samsung mobile phones is a good example of an issue and it being resolved) Sure, it's much worse and much faster for an EV to catch fire. Still, a regular battery can kill you just as well. I just leave my EV outside, I don't think it will catch fire, but if it does it won't kill me. I also used to leave my gas car outside, I dont think that would catch fire either. I havent seen too many regular consumer devices starting fires so that risk might be low.
- lm28469 2y ago
  Anything can kill... it's about managing risks. If you want to store two tesla in a garage sharing a wall with your bed room be my guest
  - bryanlarsen 2y ago
    Far safer than a couple of gasoline cars in the same place.
bryanlarsen 2y ago
> can't you tell the difference between a phone battery and a car battery ? Far more people have died due to house fires started by phone batteries than car batteries. Knock the phone off your bedstand into your bed while it's charging and...

adriancr 2y ago

> Most of them start with small electrical fires that propagate and after a looooong time finally get to the gas, nothing will explode https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backdraft https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backdraft You just need a fire in an enclosed space running for a bit of time. > can't you tell the difference between a phone battery and a car battery ? really ? I have seen the result of a house fire due to bad laptop battery. Once a fire starts it's typically bad. If you are worried about EVs catching fire, then any battery has the same risk percentage to start a fire. (defective samsung mobile phones is a good example of an issue and it being resolved) Sure, it's much worse and much faster for an EV to catch fire. Still, a regular battery can kill you just as well. I just leave my EV outside, I don't think it will catch fire, but if it does it won't kill me. I also used to leave my gas car outside, I dont think that would catch fire either. I havent seen too many regular consumer devices starting fires so that risk might be low.

lm28469 2y ago
Anything can kill... it's about managing risks. If you want to store two tesla in a garage sharing a wall with your bed room be my guest
- bryanlarsen 2y ago
  Far safer than a couple of gasoline cars in the same place.

bryanlarsen 2y ago

> can't you tell the difference between a phone battery and a car battery ? Far more people have died due to house fires started by phone batteries than car batteries. Knock the phone off your bedstand into your bed while it's charging and...