We've been over this...gasoline/diesel-fueled vehicles catch fire all the time. ...
Yes, we have been over this. Have you been paying attention? How about you provide some
comparable data, as was asked at that time?
This is kinda old 2003-2007, but it shows 73% of car fires are due to mechanical/electrical failure or malfunction, another 8% to intentional(!), 3% to collision/overturn, and 5% to exposure to other fire. I guess 12% undetermined?
The point is, this is across all cars on the road. The average age of the car fleet is ~ 12 years, so some significant number are older than that (not exactly half, unless even distribution). . What it the average age of the Tesla fleet? Maybe one year?
Clearly, old cars are going to be more subject to fire, and/or poor maintenance. And the 8% intentional - likely older cars to collect insurance?
So can you find data on fires in cars that are on the road for the same as the Tesla average fleet, let's compare that, shall we?
And
perhaps EVs have an advantage over time (but I want to see the data). If those reported mechanical/electrical failures are due to gas leaks, or electrical faults igniting gas in aging cars, then maybe EVs won't exhibit the same rate of aging in their systems. Or maybe they will? I don't think we can say at this point.
https://www.nfpa.org/-/media/Files/...ports/Fact-sheets/vehiclefactsheet.ashx?la=en
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And unlike the Tesla, there's usually no skid plate to prevent road debris from being kicked up and damaging high-pressure fuel lines. ...
Well, a gas tank doesn't have anywhere near the exposure that the Tesla battery pack does. As I mentioned, mine are roughly 1.5' by maybe 2', and tucked up and behind the rear axle. Fuel lines are a tiny target compared to that battery pack.
Getting a little hysterical over the safety of Tesla cars. Just a reminder:
https://www.nhtsa.gov/vehicle/2018/TESLA/MODEL%25203/4%2520DR/RWD
Five stars across the board and no fiery explosions during any of the tests. Tesla crashes get a lot of hype, but the testing and real life averages do not support the notion that they are more dangerous than other cars; just the opposite.
Again, provide some comparable data. It's not hysterical, as has been pointed out, this is new tech with new challenges (battery fires are FAR harder to extinguish than a gas fire).
Did any gas car have fiery explosions during any of the tests? Is this relevant?
I'll give you a chance to reduce any 'hysteria" - and you can do that with facts and figures. So how about
you find the guidelines for extinguishing an EV fire, and publish them here? I've found them before and posted them here, and they are very involved, requiring huge amounts of water and time. The fire needs to be cooled, not just deprived of O2.
-ERD50