Electric Vehicles

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Electric Vehicles are a key part of our tomorrow and how we get there. If we can get all the fossil fuel vehicles off our roads, out of our seas and out of our skies, we'll have a much better environment. This community is where we discuss the various different vehicles and news stories regarding electric transportation.

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Nice to see an ICE car fire getting some media attention for a change (www.bbc.co.uk)

submitted 6 months ago by dxgsthrr@feddit.uk to c/electricvehicles@slrpnk.net

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It often feels like EV fires make major headlines while ICE vehicle fires go under reported despite being order of magnitude more likely and common. Nice to see an ICE vehicle fire actually making media headlines for a change.

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[–] SanctimoniousApe@lemmings.world 7 points 6 months ago (1 children)

A lithium battery does, and it escalates rapidly

FTFY

[–] Cort@lemmy.world 3 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Lithium iron phosphate doesn't typically combust when punctured, so I think you'd still need to add a qualification to that statement.

[–] SanctimoniousApe@lemmings.world 1 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Not really since I didn't limit it to that, but instead left in the word "batteries" and thus all the additional internal composition & structure they typically have.

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 1 points 6 months ago

Lithium iron phosphate doesn’t typically combust when punctured

no, it just releases a toxic gas. Hydrogen fluoride and that is horrific even at low concentrations.