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BoricPenguin t1_iue2t2l wrote

Reply to comment by Avangelice in Electric vehicles catch aflame during Ian aftermath by sacrificezones

Did you know there's different types of batteries and you for some reason want to cover up this problem...

Batteries catching fire is actually a real fucking problem for EVs! They're massive and extremely hard to put out unlike a ICE car.....

Why care you trying to act like this isn't a problem when it is.

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strcrssd t1_iuex4g7 wrote

Because the incidence of fires is very low compared to combustion vehicles.. That said, putting them out is more difficult. The problem is that socially, people over inflate the danger of EV fires and make people shy away from them when they're the best short to intermediate term solution we have for climate change.

It's not covering up the problem, at all, it's stopping the fear, uncertainty and doubt train spread by people who don't like change and/or profit from oil and gas extraction/combustion. It's acknowledging all the facts, good and bad, over short and long term.

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Dr-Beeps t1_iuemjmt wrote

The fire brigades in the Netherlands actually are testing with big containers with water to lift the burning EV car in. They just drown the car.

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strcrssd t1_iuex7qr wrote

Yeah, this is a good approach that I hope both works and catches on.

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