[Republican Wildcat]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CWUbIn8RUI

Another example of how these vehicles were pushed out well before they were ready for prime time (if they ever will be). But the technology is still too large (weight) and needs further development in that regard, and in regard to reducing fire risks...the fumes from these fires is hardly lacking in "greenhouse gases." The EV drivers - and everyone else around them - is at greater risk.

[EEGator]

What’s going to happen to all the old battery packs?

Supposed v reality….

[Tell It Right]

FWIW, our EV crossover weighs about 10% more than the ICE crossover it replaced, yet weighs less than our 6-cyl ICE pickup.

I don't know about other EV's. I just know about mine from when I made a list of pro's and con's of choosing one of our cars to be an EV when it was time to replace our ICE crossover anyway. Thus, I assumed getting an EV that's 10% heavier would mean 10% more wear and tear on tires.

But that's free market thinking on whether or not to get an EV. Not how the control-freak Dims push EV's.

[iontheball]

I understand that Angela Chao was driving an EV when she drove it into the Texas lake where she drowned. The thought that occurred to me is that this is another risk associated with EVs where the heavy battery packs turn the EVs in a big rock which sinks immediately in water. This coupled with the fact that water can short out the battery pack and cause an inextinguishable fire. I read that the tow truck operators were afraid of electrical shock when they winched the vehicle out of the lake.

[wjcsux]

I know a kid who was a firefighter in Florida when hurricane Idalia hit. They had to move the water soaked EV’s into an isolated area. They eventually caught fire and burned up because of the saltwater shorted out the batteries. They had to just let them burn.

[ealgeone]

NTSB Chair: There's significant risk in terms for emergency responders and while we have not done an investigation involving electric vehicles and the weight, I have raised a red flag numerous times to say it is an impact on safety. You mentioned the excellent work that was done by the University of Nebraska - our guard rails crash attenuators they are rated up to 5,000 lbs.

Ford Explorer Gross Weight: 5-6000 lbs

4 Runner Gross Weight: 6100-6300 lbs

Pathfinder Gross Weight: 5900-6063

Grand Cherokee Gross Weight: 6050

Ford F-150 Gross Weight: 4200-5700

*****

Point being these vehicles also exceed the guard rails crash attenuators.

[Species8472]

Wait till your local crackhead figures out that there is a couple bucks worth of copper in the charger cords……..