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  • Is It Time to Ban Electric Vehicles?

    08/15/2023 8:13:08 AM PDT · by rktman · 40 replies
    townhall.com ^ | 8/15/2023 | Stephen Moore
    The New York Fire Department recently reported that so far this year there have been 108 lithium-ion battery fires in New York City, which have injured 66 people and killed 13. According to FDNY Commissioner Laura Kavanagh, "There is not a small amount of fire, it (the vehicle) literally explodes." The resulting fire is "very difficult to extinguish and so it is particularly dangerous." Last year there were more than 200 fires from batteries from e-bikes, EVs and other devices. A fire ignited at an e-bike shop and killed four people near midnight on the morning of June 20. Two...