EV are they worth it?

[DiyNutJob]

Lithium ignition in lift. Perhaps if it had a built in cooling device, the man would not have been barbecued.

 

[flameport]

Is the cooling petrol powered?

Of course not. Why would an EV have petrol anywhere near it?

Most vehicles use liquid cooling, where a small electric pump circulates coolant through the battery and a radiator at the front. There is usually an electric fan to assist with cooling when the vehicle is stationery.

 

[flameport]

Perhaps if it had a built in cooling device, the man would not have been barbecued.

How could it? A single battery module removed from a vehicle or device is just that - a battery in a box.

The incident was certainly unfortunate for those involved.
However would those same people have taken an open can of petrol into a lift and expected everything to be just fine?

 

[Brigadier]

Lithium ignition in lift. Perhaps if it had a built in cooling device, the man would not have been barbecued.

I've searched high and low on YouTube, for a video of Nutty not spouting shoite.

Nothing came up though.

 

[carmanmemoranda]

Lithium ignition in lift. Perhaps if it had a built in cooling device, the man would not have been barbecued

I don't think naked flames are allowed at fuel stations.

Any idea why ?

 

[algas]

And trip computer saying i'm going over 800 miles on a tank , how many ev's get near 1/2 that

 

[carmanmemoranda]

And trip computer saying i'm going over 800 miles on a tank , how many ev's get near 1/2 that

How often do you travel more than 100 miles ?

 

[Brigadier]

And trip computer saying i'm going over 800 miles on a tank , how many ev's get near 1/2 that

I went to bed last night and, 8 hrs and £4 later, my car has magically gained 300 miles of range.

How many ICE cars get anywhere close to that?

 

[DiyNutJob]

I don't think naked flames are allowed at fuel stations.

Any idea why ?

I don't know. I just know naked flames are allowed for lithium batteries.

 

[yorksbuilder]

I went to bed last night and, 8 hrs and £4 later, my car has magically gained 300 miles of range.

How many ICE cars get anywhere close to that?

That's good.
My ICE does 650 miles on £80 diesel! May consider EV next time if price, range etc makes sense

 

[flameport]

800 miles on a tank , how many ev's get near 1/2 that

None, because no one drives 800 miles without stopping multiple times, and no one needs a vehicle that can do so.

Stop thinking about cars as devices that are taken to a special filling up place once a week to be filled up with fuel.
EVs are not used like that.
EVs are full every day. Charging occurs when they are parked, which for most cars is the vast majority of their existence.

 

[Avocet]

Lithium ignition in lift. Perhaps if it had a built in cooling device, the man would not have been barbecued.

You could say the same about this petrol car, I guess...

Fatality, Fire in Baldwin MVA | Fire News

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[Avocet]

And trip computer saying i'm going over 800 miles on a tank , how many ev's get near 1/2 that

I'll be the first to admit that mine doesn't. Fortunately, it fills itself up every night while I'm asleep, so I'm not that bothered.

 

[DiyNutJob]

Shape of things to come for EV owners. What a disaster.

 

[Brigadier]

Anyone who wears a hat in a car is worthy only of ridicule.