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Old 10-14-2024, 09:03 PM
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Originally Posted by MorTech View Post
When a gas car burns, it burns at about 900F. When a lithium battery burns, it burns at about 3000F and carries its own oxygen supply so it can't be smothered. The insurance cost is high cuz companies want to total an EV even in a mild accident cuz they don't know the extent of damage to the battery pack since it is sealed tight. EVs are not called "mobile crematoriums" for nuttin
Actually, they don't seem to be called "mobile crematoriums" at all.

I'm sure somewhere there are statistics for the number of people killed in ICE vehicles and in EVs. My bet is that even when adjusted for the number of vehicles on the road, EVs are safer than ICE.
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