Davriellelouna@lemmy.world to Australian News@aussie.zone · 8 天前Electric vehicle myths: almost half of Australians wrongly believe EVs are more likely to catch fire, survey showswww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square19fedilinkarrow-up141arrow-down12
arrow-up139arrow-down1external-linkElectric vehicle myths: almost half of Australians wrongly believe EVs are more likely to catch fire, survey showswww.theguardian.comDavriellelouna@lemmy.world to Australian News@aussie.zone · 8 天前message-square19fedilink
minus-squaretehWrapper@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·8 天前More likely to burn hotter and for way longer, but maybe not more…
minus-squarezurohki@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·8 天前Yeah, but EVs don’t go fwoosh like a petrol car with a burst fuel tank in movies. You just… get out of the car and leave it to the fire fighters.
minus-squareSawNee@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-28 天前Nah… https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0306261922017548 Highlights • The characteristics of BEV fires is comparable with those of conventional passenger cars. • The new combustibles in the battery pack make a minor contribution to the whole magnitude of BEV fires. • The jet flame, caused by thermal runaway, accelerates the fire spread to other combustibles of BEVs. • The uncertainties, induced from unforeseen thermal runaway and reignition, make a major risk to first responders.
minus-squareTenderizer@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·8 天前And the chemicals are far more (or less) toxic.
More likely to burn hotter and for way longer, but maybe not more…
Yeah, but EVs don’t go fwoosh like a petrol car with a burst fuel tank in movies. You just… get out of the car and leave it to the fire fighters.
Nah… https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0306261922017548
Highlights
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The characteristics of BEV fires is comparable with those of conventional passenger cars.
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The new combustibles in the battery pack make a minor contribution to the whole magnitude of BEV fires.
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The jet flame, caused by thermal runaway, accelerates the fire spread to other combustibles of BEVs.
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The uncertainties, induced from unforeseen thermal runaway and reignition, make a major risk to first responders.
And the chemicals are far more (or less) toxic.