So close
Posted on 08/03/2022 7:39:15 AM PDT by SaxxonWoods
I drove a Pinto for 7 years. It never caught fire. I probably would’ve kept it longer if not tor the black vinyl top and interior and total absence of air conditioning. I lived in Georgia at the time.
So close
Giant batteries that burst into flames when exposed to oxygen. What could go wrong?
I’m only seeing a partial picture
Didn’t one of the manufacturers recently recommend parking their EV’s outside because of the possibility of fire?
My dad had a pinto wagon. It looked like the Clark W. Griswold wallyworld wagon threw up a Hairball.
Green and white plaid vinyl top, pea green metallic paint and green vinyl interior.....even as a teenager I was embarrassed as hell to drive that thing.
What ford was thinking when they designed and built that thing is beyond me......as well as why my dad bought it.
What’s a “wall connector”?
“I’ve never seen a garbage disposal, I’ve never owned a garbage disposal, I’m terrified!”
I saw one in our town. Fella pulled up, shut car off, went I side, and car burst Into flames. Even debri can catch on fire if it gets got enough, and if it’s around wires, Wil, cause them to melt too. I’ve seen vehicles that have burned, in junk yards too, but don’t know if they were being driven at the time or now.
“What’s a “wall connector”?”
Teslas way of charging you extra for hardware to be be able to charge your $60,000 vehicle a little faster.
There was a ahow,on TV here they took vehicles across the tundra on an extreme race, and one got a bunch of grass up around the manifold or whatever, and it dried it out and caught fire. They caught it In Time, and was easy to put out. Luckily it did fubar the whole,vehicle. But Hat is extreme conditions and driving to be sure.
FYI, I do not leave Lithium Battery’s for power tools plugged in over night in my garage or basement/shop for this reason.
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Thanks, I didn’t know the regulations for fire protection, but after a friends house burned and the origin was traced to a power adapter, I never leave a charger plugged in longer than needed.
Yikes: Florida electric vehicle owner barely escapes disaster after EV fire (8.3.22)
Super Pricey Electric Bus Goes Ablaze While Parked, Unoccupied (7.28.22)
Proterra Bus Fire Prompts California Agency to Consider Shelving Electric Bus Fleet (7.23.21)
Philadelphia's electric bus fleet has disappeared (7.17.21; NO mention of fire.)
Totaled Tesla goes up in flames three weeks after crash (6.24.22)
The pioneering work for EVs needs to be done imo.
On the other hand, EV buyers need to be warned about possible battery fires before purchase and possibly higher insurance premiums.
Insights welcome.
Also, patriots are reminded that they must vote twice this election year. Your first vote is to primary career RINO incumbents in federal and state governments. Your second vote is to replace outgoing Democrats and RINOs with Trump-endorsed patriot candidates.
Again, insights welcome.
“Well. Gas engines do catch on fire too”
EV fire could start in the middle of the night. Most Gas Engines fires catch fire while the engine is running.
I can see homeowners’ insurance increasing if you on an EV.
An EV with just a dead battery is worth less than that vehicle.
Likely????
a few years ago a florida highway patrol car caught on fire after the trooper kept it running in tall dry grass on the side of a highway...
catalytic converters get extremely hot and are known for starting fires...
Uhh no, the Corvair had a front mounted gas tank. Were you thinking of the Ford Pinto?🤔
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