House flooded then Tesla burns it to the ground.

The others don't even need to be exposed to water in order to burn.

"GM is advising some Chevrolet Bolt owners to not park their electric cars within 50 feet of other vehicles to reduce the risk of a potential fire spreading to other cars and trucks. The warning follows GM recalling more than 140,000 of the EVs due to the risk of batteries spontaneously catching fire".

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/09/15/gm-...t to reduce,first reported by Bloomberg News.
 
 
Ws6 said:
...but you want me to worry about my EV because ONE ev6 burned down due to a charging issue. Cool. Im good though.
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It doesn't matter to me if you're "worried" or not. I'm just telling you it's not only the Tesla brand that has these dangerous issues. However, if you're, "good with it", I wish you the best of luck.... Along with the owners of these, "non Tesla" beauties.

 
billt460 said:
The others don't even need to be exposed to water in order to burn.

"GM is advising some Chevrolet Bolt owners to not park their electric cars within 50 feet of other vehicles to reduce the risk of a potential fire spreading to other cars and trucks. The warning follows GM recalling more than 140,000 of the EVs due to the risk of batteries spontaneously catching fire".

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/09/15/gm-...t to reduce,first reported by Bloomberg News.
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Some people don't get it, it's not the brand of car, it's the battery technology. So unless that battery is tighter than a ducks arse, and can't be damaged causing the seal to be compromised they are a fire hazard in floods. But as they say you can lead a horse to water, but.
 
Gas cars are the real ticking time bombs. Just a matter of time.
https://www.roadandtrack.com/news/a62580541/ferrari-f430-destroyed-gas-station-fire/

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Vercingetorix said:
Gas cars are the real ticking time bombs. Just a matter of time.
https://www.roadandtrack.com/news/a62580541/ferrari-f430-destroyed-gas-station-fire/

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It’s easy to pick out a 15 to 20-year-old car and record a fire at a gas station without having any clue if the car started the fire, the owner started the fire or the attendant started the fire.
Regardless there’s 300 million gasoline all ages (this one an exotic 15 to 20 year old one) vehicles on the road and only 3 late model million electric.
 
alarmguy said:
It’s easy to pick out a 15 to 20-year-old car and record a fire at a gas station without having any clue if the car started the fire, the owner started the fire or the attendant started the fire.
Regardless there’s 300 million gasoline all ages (this one an exotic 15 to 20 year old one) vehicles on the road and only 3 late model million electric.
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I think it’s a lost cause to fight about what catches fire and what doesn’t like has happened in this thread. There are scenarios that will be detrimental to some and not others.

That said there is an era of Ferraris where the heat of the exhaust will melt the panel adhesive, drip on the exhaust and the car goes up. There were a few that had fuel system recalls too.

With Kia and Hyundai’s track record of outright engine failures, I don’t think it’s fair to call them a bastion of reliability no matter what they run on, unlike what a certain member wants to think.

There’s a lot of new tech out there that is still experimental with both EVs and ICE.
 
Ws6 said:
Still waiting on that flooded EV6/9/HI5 fire story...
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OK, but the science says lithium ion battery technology is the problem in floods. I'm not going to comb the web for EV6/9/HI5 fire stories, my bet is give it time and we'll be seeing them pop up. If you can prove the science is any different for them, go for it. I can't prove the science is any different, and I won't try. If you feel your EV is safer than an ICE vehicle maybe you should go all EV. Me I feel gas is safer, even with your fire links. I have my money where my mouth is, no EVs, you won't see an EV on my property, for fire reasons, higher insurance rates, and a slew of other reasons. Do you still own an ICE vehicle?
 
Torrid said:
I think it’s a lost cause to fight about what catches fire and what doesn’t like has happened in this thread. There are scenarios that will be detrimental to some and not others.

That said there is an era of Ferraris where the heat of the exhaust will melt the panel adhesive, drip on the exhaust and the car goes up. There were a few that had fuel system recalls too.

With Kia and Hyundai’s track record of outright engine failures, I don’t think it’s fair to call them a bastion of reliability no matter what they run on, unlike what a certain member wants to think.

There’s a lot of new tech out there that is still experimental with both EVs and ICE.
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Many Ferrari's were plagued with electrical gremlins as well. I remember reading an interview with actor Don Johnson, back when he was starring in, "Miami Vice".

He said the white Ferrari Testarossa they used in the series had to be constantly plugged into a battery charger. Or else if it sat overnight the battery would go dead.

They had Ferrari mechanics working on the thing on the set constantly. Trying to correct the problem, because it was so embarrassing to them. But he said they never could find the issue.

In the early episodes of the show he drove a Ferrari Daytona Spyder kit car. And he said that car ran beautifully.
 
Torrid said:
I think it’s a lost cause to fight about what catches fire and what doesn’t like has happened in this thread. There are scenarios that will be detrimental to some and not others.

That said there is an era of Ferraris where the heat of the exhaust will melt the panel adhesive, drip on the exhaust and the car goes up. There were a few that had fuel system recalls too.

With Kia and Hyundai’s track record of outright engine failures, I don’t think it’s fair to call them a bastion of reliability no matter what they run on, unlike what a certain member wants to think.

There’s a lot of new tech out there that is still experimental with both EVs and ICE.
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Empirically speaking, their eGMP platforms are doing great. There are things that have needed ironing out, etc but they're about as good as it gets overall at present.
 
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