[Kommodor]

For those who might accidentally see this, Tesla puts the massive lithium battery pack beneath your butt. This has the benefits of lowering the center of gravity and putting the battery somewhere that it’s not in your way.

The downside is that impacts that damage the underside of the vehicle have a chance of puncturing the battery. A nice, big, pointy rock on the shoreline would do it. There’s supposed to be an armor plate on the bottom to protect the battery, but it can only do so much.

As for the rest, look up “lithium battery fire” on the youtubez, you’ll be entertained for hours.

I learned about the critters flying R/C planes. They’re great fun, but if you’re not careful, they’ll burn your house/car down.

Personally, I have a nice, paid for V8 sedan. Gas is cheap. I intend to enjoy it.

:)

[chuckles]

One thing they don't advertise about electric cars is they contain very high voltages. Anywhere from 270 volts to 460 volts are running all through the chassis. Firemen have to take a special class on how to handle electric wrecks. They can't work on the wreck until they get to a special disconnect under the hood, or trunk depending on the car.

Several electronic devices have now spontaneously combusted while just sitting or being charged. These batteries can short internally and overheat over nothing. I have a friend that was charging a portable car starter on their counter top when it burst into flames. It would have burned their house down if they wouldn't have had granite counter tops.

Electrics ARE NOT less dangerous than liquid gasoline. Even a nat gas vehicle would have to "puddle" a leak to be explosive. Most just drift into the atmosphere without ignition.

As these batteries become more common, there will be more fires.

[bwest]

And it didn’t melt the ice?

[fieldmarshaldj]

*ping*

[Cementjungle]

[Snake Skin Sonny]

There is no way in hell I’d ever buy one of those pieces of crap.