ikt@aussie.zone to Electric Vehicles@slrpnk.netEnglish · 4 months agoMyths about EVs and Fires - How dangerous in strata are they really?slrpnk.netimagemessage-square38linkfedilinkarrow-up1152arrow-down19
arrow-up1143arrow-down1imageMyths about EVs and Fires - How dangerous in strata are they really?slrpnk.netikt@aussie.zone to Electric Vehicles@slrpnk.netEnglish · 4 months agomessage-square38linkfedilink
minus-squareSaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down3·4 months agoAside from the battery, there is no other source to fuel a fire in an EV.
minus-squareHawke@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·4 months agoThat’s not true; most cars have a lot of plastic in trim, upholstery, etc.
minus-squareSaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·edit-24 months agoit doesn’t just catch fire. No fires from spontaneous plastic combustion. it’s either electrical or leaked fuel.
Aside from the battery, there is no other source to fuel a fire in an EV.
That’s not true; most cars have a lot of plastic in trim, upholstery, etc.
it doesn’t just catch fire. No fires from spontaneous plastic combustion. it’s either electrical or leaked fuel.
Neither do gasoline or batteries.