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General Discussion / Re: Interesting read on electric cars
« Last post by prodigyrf on April 19, 2024, 05:53:53 PM »Of course there'll be more regulation of lithium batteries as they're beginning to kill people-
https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/australia/fire-authorities-warn-of-lithium-ion-battery-risks-after-two-students-narrowly-escape-melbourne-fire/ar-AA1ndwWr
EVs are simply much larger potential incendiaries and massing more and more of them together presents exponential risk whatever starts it. However it's more likely the insurance underwriters will be the first to really pull the rug out from under EV demand with unaffordable premiums in that regard.
https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/australia/fire-authorities-warn-of-lithium-ion-battery-risks-after-two-students-narrowly-escape-melbourne-fire/ar-AA1ndwWr
EVs are simply much larger potential incendiaries and massing more and more of them together presents exponential risk whatever starts it. However it's more likely the insurance underwriters will be the first to really pull the rug out from under EV demand with unaffordable premiums in that regard.