schizoidman@lemmy.zip to Electric Vehicles@slrpnk.netEnglish · 10 days agoWant a safe car? Crash tests say you should go electricthedriven.ioexternal-linkmessage-square19fedilinkarrow-up156arrow-down15
arrow-up151arrow-down1external-linkWant a safe car? Crash tests say you should go electricthedriven.ioschizoidman@lemmy.zip to Electric Vehicles@slrpnk.netEnglish · 10 days agomessage-square19fedilink
minus-squaredeadbeef79000@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20arrow-down1·10 days agoNot having 50L of volatile liquid in a tank might be helping: A battery might catch fire but it doesn’t splash. Being able to distribute mechanical components out of the traditional engine bay too: no longerdirectly inferring of the passenger compartment.
minus-squarelucario_owo@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down11·10 days agoA battery might catch fire, sure, but the volatile liquid can be extinguished, unlike any EV battery currently on the market.
minus-squareSaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·7 days agoEv fires can be extinguished. Gasoline tanks have 10x more heat energy than a battery pack.
minus-squarebudget_biochemist@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·10 days agoSome data from Norway you may find informative. - at the time of posting 28% of their vehciles were electric so they have good data comparing ICE and EV safety.
Not having 50L of volatile liquid in a tank might be helping: A battery might catch fire but it doesn’t splash.
Being able to distribute mechanical components out of the traditional engine bay too: no longerdirectly inferring of the passenger compartment.
A battery might catch fire, sure, but the volatile liquid can be extinguished, unlike any EV battery currently on the market.
Ev fires can be extinguished. Gasoline tanks have 10x more heat energy than a battery pack.
Some data from Norway you may find informative. - at the time of posting 28% of their vehciles were electric so they have good data comparing ICE and EV safety.