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12. With the batteries not damaged, the lack or presence of rain doesn't matter.

Reply to Treefrog (Reply #9)

Sun Jun 27, 2021, 10:09 AM

Jun 2021

The topic is damaged batteries bursting into flames.

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Electric vehicle batteries in parking garages that are flattened would burn. [View all] 5X Jun 2021 OP

As opposed to vehicles with 20 gallons of gas underneath them? Johnny2X2X Jun 2021 #1

Gas tanks don't spontaneously combust when crushed or punctured like lithium ion batteries Klaralven Jun 2021 #3

Please. marble falls Jun 2021 #6

April 2020 Fire Report: How & Why Do Lithium-Ion Batteries Fail Klaralven Jun 2021 #10

Horses and buggies don't burn or explode in any scenario. Hassin Bin Sober Jun 2021 #7

Replace 240 million light vehicles with horses? Horse emissions would be an environmental nightmare. Klaralven Jun 2021 #17

The wheel: the source of all our problems. mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2021 #20

Uhhh yes they do. If there is any spark near them they do. CrackityJones75 Jun 2021 #40

That's not spontaneous. NT mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2021 #43

What isn't spontaneous? CrackityJones75 Jun 2021 #47

You do know gasoline burns too?? Nt USALiberal Jun 2021 #2

Lithium and moisture virtually explodes 5X Jun 2021 #5

How do these cars do in a driving rainstorm then? Treefrog Jun 2021 #9

With the batteries not damaged, the lack or presence of rain doesn't matter. mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2021 #12

So what if you're in a crash in a rainstorm? Treefrog Jun 2021 #30

If the batteries are damaged, then there can be trouble. mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2021 #41

Not well when crushed under 16 floors of concrete condo Klaralven Jun 2021 #13

Not Accurate ProfessorGAC Jun 2021 #45

I am wrong about the moisture and ev batteries but, 5X Jun 2021 #61

Everytime it rains, or even splashes a puddle, an enviromentalist gets his wings. marble falls Jun 2021 #4

Gasser jcboss Jun 2021 #8

I wonder how many UL, ANSI, ISO, ASME, API, ASTM, and NFPA consensus standards there are mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2021 #14

Exactly right. When was the last time a tanker blew up a service station? I watch from my deck ... marble falls Jun 2021 #15

Do they still have that chain that drags along the pavement below the tank? NT mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2021 #19

I'll have to get my field glasses out! What I like the best about the tankers are they have ... marble falls Jun 2021 #22

There's a vehicle that's begging to be turned into a low rider. NT mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2021 #23

I kinda like the image of that big red oval jumping up and down. marble falls Jun 2021 #25

I spoke too soon. Okay, the tanker doesn't have hyrdraulics, but it is pretty tricked out. mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2021 #28

These guys teach master classes ... marble falls Jun 2021 #33

This is what I had in mind, except with a tank truck. mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2021 #35

But the trailers gotta hop, too! marble falls Jun 2021 #42

That's what I mean: the tank part. NT mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2021 #44

Not Likely ProfessorGAC Jun 2021 #46

Gasoline is the most dangerous substance to the public and isnt controlled. mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2021 #24

It's Available ProfessorGAC Jun 2021 #48

You're probably right. I should think about it some more. mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2021 #49

My Specialty, Educationally... ProfessorGAC Jun 2021 #52

Yearly about 3700 deaths by fire, 3400 by drowning. Klaralven Jun 2021 #51

I Was Talking About More Than Fire ProfessorGAC Jun 2021 #55

so... we should stick with ICE engines then? Takket Jun 2021 #11

Florida parking garage collapse kills 2; 1 still missing Klaralven Jun 2021 #16

Building inspection in Florida may go under a MSM microscope. nt oasis Jun 2021 #31

So there's one, nine years ago ..... dumbcat Jun 2021 #37

Electric/Hybrid Vehicle Safety Training for Emergency Responders mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2021 #18

No where have I said anything about getting rid of electric vehicles 5X Jun 2021 #21

It is certainly one possibility among many. tinrobot Jun 2021 #34

Rising sea levels from burning gasoline helped rot out the building's foundation NickB79 Jun 2021 #26

Lets ignore physics at our own peril. 5X Jun 2021 #27

Or we can ignore cost/benefit analysis NickB79 Jun 2021 #29

The fact that the building collapsed is the bigger problem here. tinrobot Jun 2021 #32

EVs are as safe or safer than ICEs Johnny2X2X Jun 2021 #36

Did I say otherwise? 5X Jun 2021 #38

Nice Dodge. Voltaire2 Jun 2021 #50

I don't have to fucking dodge anything. 5X Jun 2021 #54

Please, you implied the hell out of it obamanut2012 Jun 2021 #58

Tell me where. 5X Jun 2021 #59

Transparent nonsense is transparent. Voltaire2 Jun 2021 #60

And you know there were EVs in the garage relayerbob Jun 2021 #39

Good then to have excellent and stringent building codes. David__77 Jun 2021 #53

Ummm... wouldn't the complete collapse of the garage already have ruined one's day? kysrsoze Jun 2021 #56

Reading is fundamental. 5X Jun 2021 #57