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A comment on Hurricane Ian and EV Fires.

Re:Hurricane Ian and EV Fires by colinsane on Saturday November 05, 2022 @07:20PM (#33486989)
> Try now to imagine an electrically driven vehicle catching fire during Christmas shopping season in mid-December in midtown Manhattan in front of Macy’s department store during rush hour at six o’clock in the evening.

sure, sure, the snow in which enough people drive for there to be a rush hour is totally comparable to a hurricane.

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Re:Hurricane Ian and EV Fires by travisporter on Saturday November 05, 2022 @07:25PM (#33487027)
Ya exactly! I’d walk or take the train? Maybe LA and sunset.
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Re:Hurricane Ian and EV Fires by perpocet on Saturday November 05, 2022 @08:13PM (#33487336)
As an Oslo resident and occasional christmas mall shopper, I can attest that there has been zero EV fires in relation to this scenario. Neither has there been any serious scenarios started due to an EV. Few fires has started happened to unsafe wall charging with extension or bad circuits not approved for EV charging (Using standard electrical socket charging EVs at personal homes is now outlawed, but not enforced, and installing approved and much faster 16V chargers at homes and garages is a very common selling point in real estate.)

Anecdotally, an airport parking garage burnt down in Stavanger due to a diesel Opel Zafira from aprox 07’ self-catching fire sometime the last two year, it was speculated at that time that it was an EV in media (Sorry no source, easily googleable).

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