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byRitchCraft ( 6454710 ) writes:
Germany better put some extra money aside to beef up their fire brigades if they let Chinesium into the mix.
bySique ( 173459 ) writes:
There is already good data available for the average number of car fires for EVs, and the result is: EVs don't burn. They are more than 25 times as fire resistant as internal combustion powered cars, and 35 times as fire resistant as hybrids. Additionally, there has been extensive testing how to handle an EV fire, and it's quite easy: Keep the temperature of the burning part below 80 degree Celsius or 175 F, and you are fine.
Don't repeat what you have heard somewhere, look into an actual fire fighter manu
byMr. Dollar Ton ( 5495648 ) writes:
They are more than 25 times as fire resistant as internal combustion powered cars, and 35 times as fire resistant as hybrids.
Are they made of asbestos or something?
Or perhaps you mean the frequency of them having fire accidents is that much lower?
bySique ( 173459 ) writes:
... Which is basically the same. EVs don't have much things built in that can burn easily, other than internal combustion engines, which have a lot of fuel on board. Without the fuel adding to the fire, cars would not burn that easily. Electricity on board is a fire hazard, yes, as can be seen with hybrids, which have an even higher risk of fires, because having high voltage lines parallel to fuel lines might not be a good idea.
byMr. Dollar Ton ( 5495648 ) writes:
It isn't, but nevermind.
bythegarbz ( 1787294 ) writes:
It isn't, but nevermind.
Nu uh! You are wrong!
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