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Fumesucker

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9. Lithium cells as used in cars aren't all that flammable, certainly no more so than hydrogen

Fri Jan 17, 2014, 10:40 AM

Jan 2014

Your comment about electric car batteries being flammable is what's getting the reaction from posters on this thread.

Burning cars are hardly unusual in the USA.

http://www.nfpa.org/safety-information/for-consumers/vehicles

U.S. fire departments responded to an estimated average of 152,300 automobile fires per year in 2006-2010. These fires caused an average of 209 civilian deaths, 764 civilian injuries, and $536 million in direct property damage.

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Life With a Hydrogen Fuel Cell Honda [View all] question everything Jan 2014 OP

Toyota will sell a Hydrogen car next year solarhydrocan Jan 2014 #1

Hydrogen is rather flammable too Fumesucker Jan 2014 #7

If you go outside the cities in any state solarhydrocan Jan 2014 #8

Lithium cells as used in cars aren't all that flammable, certainly no more so than hydrogen Fumesucker Jan 2014 #9

Fire or not, sooner or later these lithium batteries will need replacement. Cost: $5-10,000. solarhydrocan Jan 2014 #10

I'm not sure if I want my klutzy neighbor concentrating large quantities of hydrogen in his garage Fumesucker Jan 2014 #11

It's been reviewed by several Car shows. Savannahmann Jan 2014 #2

Elon Musk was not amused when Top Gear reviewed the Roadster solarhydrocan Jan 2014 #3

Three things: bobclark86 Jan 2014 #4

three responses solarhydrocan Jan 2014 #5

Hydrogen is nasty stuff. bobclark86 Jan 2014 #6

They should set up fueling stations up and down 5 KamaAina Jan 2014 #12