EV drawbacks

In the oil rich state of Texas here in the U.S. of A. over 40% of power grid energy is renewable if you include nuclear with 34 % being wind and solar in 2022. Probably a good chance that number will continue to rise.
 
The London fire brigade have announced they attend a building fire every other day
That was started by ev scooters and bicycles being charged inside flats and houses
I guess people are not using the chargers correctly
Or the wrong batteries etc?
 
baz said:
The London fire brigade have announced they attend a building fire every other day
That was started by ev scooters and bicycles being charged inside flats and houses
I guess people are not using the chargers correctly
Or the wrong batteries etc?
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Or the reality of thievery collides with reality of the expense of electric vehicles.
 
We've come SO FAR!
6.2 liter, 420hp, 4WD, CREW CAB, delivering 26 MP(US)G day in day out.

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My 1969 Chevy 2wd Camper Special pickup 327 cu in delivered 10 MPG

My '69 Ford F250 4x4 390 got 8 mpg

M y 1983 F150 4x4 302 15 mpg ((160 sickly horsepower, height of the "dark years" )

My 1988 GMC 350 TBI 4x4 got 15 (210 hp 💪🏻)

1986 6.2 liter diesel 4x4 22 mpg

1989 GM 2500HD 4x4 350 TBI got 13 (tractor gears, no O.D.)

1994 Suburban 350 4x4 TBI 14 mpg
My 2001 8.1 (💪🏻👊🏻🦍)liter GM got 12 mpg


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I'm wishing sadique complete success with the ulez expansion on London
Hopefully everyone will replace their cars /motorcycles/vans etc immediately
Then the number plate recognition cameras will no longer be needed
And be removed
Saving tax payers money
 
grandpaul said:
"democratic" should be in quotes there...
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Ok the people were asked to vote
The mayor gave his word he'd go with the majority
Then when it was voted against he went ahead anyway
He'd bought the cameras in April last year
Several months before the vote
 
baz said:
Ok the people were asked to vote
The mayor gave his word he'd go with the majority
Then when it was voted against he went ahead anyway
He'd bought the cameras in April last year
Several months before the vote
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Exaclty.

It was ANYTHING but "democratic"

What a farce.
 
The EU thing on internal combustion engines isnt all it seems to be... article in a (reputable) newspaper (Daily Telegraph) suggests that the engines will have to use an "e-fuel" derived from hydrogen.... so presumably a vast amount of electricity to be used in the process of 'making' hydrogen.


Tiptree?? I like their marmalade on my toast for breakfast....
 
KiwiShane said:
Yesterday ... New Zealand

Huge flames' on Harbour Bridge after Tesla catches fire​

www.newstalkzb.co.nz

Watch: 'Huge flames' on Harbour Bridge after Tesla catches fire

Huge flames could be seen on Auckland’s Harbour Bridge late last night, after a vehicle caught fire. Fire crews were called to the scene just before 11.30p
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Hmmmmmmm.... on facebook it's "The New Tesla Calendar" with a different Tesla fire for each month. If you scroll LEFT, it works.

Not funny to Tesla/owners, SICKENING to many, funny to others...
 
If you plan to go on a ferry then watch which car you park next to and make sure you know where the lifeboats are too.

www.seatrade-maritime.com

Shipping unprepared for lithium battery fires

Battery fires were a hot topic at Seatrade Maritime Salvage & Wreck, where panellists stressed the specific dangers of such blazes and the lack of preparedness to deal with them.
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In ro-ro ferries and PCTCs, ship designs pose further problems in an EV fire as low ceilings trap smoke and some decks are made of aluminium which can easily melt and deform in a lithium-ion battery fire.

Tightly packed vehicles are a feature of both ro-ros and PCTCs, which limits access for crew and fire fighters, especially as any responders approaching an EV fire would need be carrying air tanks on their backs and wearing breathing apparatus.

Adrian Scales, Director of Nautical, Brookes Bell recalled his own experience attempting to run a fire hose on a loaded ro-ro deck during a training exercise. Tight gaps on all sides between vehicles led to multiple 90 degree turns as he and his colleagues weaved between cars, and progress was slow in the bulky and restrictive breathing gear, he said.
 
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