Re: Frank and his electric car

On 3/10/2024 8:53 AM, Tom Kunich wrote:

Frank, here is a statement from the National Highway Traffic Safety Board
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"In August 2012, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) decided to begin a US$8.75 million study of whether lithium-ion batteries in plug-electric vehicles pose a potential fire hazard. The research looked at whether the high-voltage batteries can cause fires when they are being charged and when the vehicles are involved in an accident.[23] The research from 2013 was initiated to evaluate the fire risk 400-volt lithium ion batteries pose. General Motors assisted the NHTSA researchers, and the study was issued in October 2017. The report concluded, "...ignition of flammable electrolytic solvents used in Li-ion battery systems are anticipated to be somewhat comparable to or perhaps slightly less than those for gasoline or diesel vehicular fuels. The overall consequences for Li-ion batteries are expected to be less because of the much smaller amounts of flammable solvent released and burning in a catastrophic failure situation."

1) This is an 11-year-old study. EV technology has coma a long way in the past decade.
2) it states "The overall consequences for Li-ion batteries are expected to be less because of the much smaller amounts of flammable solvent released and burning in a catastrophic failure situation."  - directly contradicting all of your fear-mongering.

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This entire subject started when I attempted to warn you that EV's are unsafe to an extent that you're not aware of.

Your article states exactly the opposite.

But you violently denied that with all of the BS you could muster.
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Right there it says that EV fires are about as often as gasoline fires on ICE vehicles.

No, it doesn't. It _predicts_..."ignition of flammable electrolytic solvents used in Li-ion battery systems are anticipated to be somewhat comparable to or perhaps slightly less than those for gasoline or diesel vehicular fuels."

That means RARE but ICE cars do not have gasoline explosions and are almost always caused by wrecks whereas EV explosions occur for little to no reason and are so violent that you cannot exit to safety in most cases.

Your article makes no such conclusions.

I realize that you believe that buying an EV proves your God-like judgement but if I were you I would put very many very loud fire detectors around your home. And keep their batteries up to date.

Why do you care? If anything, one would think you would relish the idea of Franks house going up in a spectacular explosion, especially given all the times you've threatened to kill or maim him in this forum.
You and the floriduh dumbass really need to take a remedial reading comprehension course