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Its new, needs special equipment which isnt yet standard issue, and burns unstoppably and more ferociously. A fuel tank doesn’t burst into flames if it is pierced. A battery does, and it escalates rapidly.
FTFY
Lithium iron phosphate doesn't typically combust when punctured, so I think you'd still need to add a qualification to that statement.
Not really since I didn't limit it to that, but instead left in the word "batteries" and thus all the additional internal composition & structure they typically have.
no, it just releases a toxic gas. Hydrogen fluoride and that is horrific even at low concentrations.
It's also true that explosions are far more likely to occur in an ICE fire than EV fire - EVs tend to smoke and then slowly burn to a more ferocious fire, but in general provide more warning and time to escape than ICE fires (as well as being less likely to happen in the first place). ICE fuel is designed to explode (especially gas / petrol).
No, that's not actually true. None of what you claim here is true without qualifications that make your statements meaningless.
Here's your qualifications.
https://www.evfiresafe.com/ev-fire-key-findings
I look forward to your suitably sourced rebuttal.
A fuel tank often does burst into flames if it is torn open and sprays fuel into the air or on the ground, though. Watch enough NASCAR and you’ll see it for yourself.
Most ICE fires come from broken fuel lines which are under 30-60 psi of pressure, spraying fuel air mixture over a hot exhaust manifold.
Lemmy is like Reddit, lots of opinions from people who have no idea how cars work and they think that if it's not in media, it didn't happen.
The bigger issue is that every fire department has the equipment to put out a gasoline fire, but not many of them have the equipment to put out a battery fire.