Comical EV article

Turtle n Peeps wrote:

propchef wrote:

NamMedevac 70 wrote:

EVs that have been flooded with saltwater in Florida are exploding in many recent incidents according to FD.

I keep seeing this. Is it still just the one car? And I'm not sure that smoldering is the same thing as "exploding."

It's just hyperbole.

Read me for Hyperbole news from the Fire Marshal.

Florida State Fire Marshal Jimmy Patronis wrote:
Florida State Fire Marshal Jimmy Patronis on Twitter wrote, “There’s a ton of EVs disabled from lan. As those batteries corrode, fires start. That’s a new challenge that our firefighters haven’t faced before. At least on this kind of scale”.

The state fire marshal of Florida said "a ton." Do you think one car is a ton?
So do you think the State Fire Marshal is hyperboling about EV cars? :S :S

First, "a ton" is not a very definitive answer. In fact, it suggests hyperbole over anything scientifically proven.

Second, the source you linked to is motorbiscuit.com. And they do not link to anything other than more articles on their site. Not really trustworthy.

Third, the numbers given come from the AutoinsuranceEZ company. They claim they got the data from the NTSB. Car and Driver did some research on those numbers and provides some clarification.

And even if you take the numbers quoted from autoinsuranceEZ, EVs have the lowest rate of fires (25 out of 100,000), while ICEs have 1530 out of 100,000, and hybrids have 3475 out of 100,000.

So, no definitely not "a ton".

Jimmy Patronis serves the citizens of the state of Florida as the state's Chief Financial Officer, State Fire Marshal, and member of the Florida Cabinet.

https://www.myfloridacfo.com/about/meet-the-cfo
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Patronis

He’s running for re-election; hard to know if he has a political agenda against EVs.

If no one has a number (and I searched) I am thinking it is pretty small. Mostly just more FUD in my opinion.

Actually dum I did not start this EV thread and you cannot stand the truth about the negative downside of EVs. I feel sorry for your poor souls and will pray for your salvation from the woke culture. May you be released soon. Cheers to the brave ones like me.

Soretoes as usual you assume too much but then again you are Mr. Sn

propchef wrote:

NamMedevac 70 wrote:

EVs that have been flooded with saltwater in Florida are exploding in many recent incidents according to FD.

I keep seeing this. Is it still just the one car? And I'm not sure that smoldering is the same thing as "exploding."

It's just hyperbole.

Read me for Hyperbole news from the Fire Marshal.

Florida State Fire Marshal Jimmy Patronis wrote:
Florida State Fire Marshal Jimmy Patronis on Twitter wrote, “There’s a ton of EVs disabled from lan. As those batteries corrode, fires start. That’s a new challenge that our firefighters haven’t faced before. At least on this kind of scale”.

The state fire marshal of Florida said "a ton." Do you think one car is a ton?
So do you think the State Fire Marshal is hyperboling about EV cars? :S :S

NamMedevac 70 wrote:

EVs that have been flooded with saltwater in Florida are exploding in many recent incidents according to FD.

I keep seeing this. Is it still just the one car? And I'm not sure that smoldering is the same thing as "exploding."

It's just hyperbole.

gbopp wrote:

Nv Guy wrote:
While I am not anti EV, people (greenies & govt.) need to understand they are not for everyone and work in every situation. I read a similar story where the writer traveled from New Orleans to Chicago. They spent more time charging than they did sleeping.

I watched the news of the packed highways by people fleeing Hurricane Ian.
I wondered what would (will) happen if Just 50% of the vehicles were electric.
Will there be enough chargers to get people out of harms way?

I'm not opposed to electric vehicles. Like many, I don't like how they're being shoved down our throats. Hopefully they will have longer ranges in the near future.

150+ miles is usually enough to get out of harm's way. Many EVs have a longer range.

And what would happen if those caught fleeing ran out of gas, stuck in traffic? What *did* happen is that Florida passed a law requiring all new gas stations to be fitted with generators. Because folks ran out of gas.

BCSnob wrote:
How many EV threads have been started by those opposed to EVs vs by those support the adoption of EVs?

IOWs who keeps bringing it up?
Don’t forget to count the deleted threads

Yep, what a hoot. I've pondered the source of this obsession, so irrelevant to tow vehicles. They can't go a day w/o another hate on EVs thread. All I can figure is these EV haters/climate change deniers don't have anywhere else to spew. Pretty sure even their own family members (younger ones, anyway) won't listen to their rants.:R

Pbutler97 wrote:
Oh the humanity..........RVnet has been reduced to EV related rage and EV cancel culture LOL.

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BCSnob wrote:
How many EV threads have been started by those opposed to EVs vs by those support the adoption of EVs?

IOWs who keeps bringing it up?
Don’t forget to count the deleted threads

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