schizoidman@lemmy.zip to Electric Vehicles@slrpnk.netEnglish · 28 days agoWant a safe car? Crash tests say you should go electricthedriven.ioexternal-linkmessage-square17linkfedilinkarrow-up156arrow-down15
arrow-up151arrow-down1external-linkWant a safe car? Crash tests say you should go electricthedriven.ioschizoidman@lemmy.zip to Electric Vehicles@slrpnk.netEnglish · 28 days agomessage-square17linkfedilink
minus-squaredeadbeef79000@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20arrow-down1·28 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-down11·27 days agoA battery might catch fire, sure, but the volatile liquid can be extinguished, unlike any EV battery currently on the market.
minus-squarebudget_biochemist@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·27 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.
minus-squareSaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·24 days agoEv fires can be extinguished. Gasoline tanks have 10x more heat energy than a battery pack.
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.
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.
Ev fires can be extinguished. Gasoline tanks have 10x more heat energy than a battery pack.