On 10 Dec 2014 at 7:24, Ben Goren via EV wrote: > I've heard of more than one person with long hair getting scalped (or worse) > by working on an ICE car with its engine running and the hair getting caught > in one of the belts. At least that particular risk is basically gone with EVs.
It's probably absent with most factory EVs, but conversions are another story. Lots of conversions still use belts. Some, like Wayne's pickups, retain the alternator. Others belt-drive a power steering pump or aircon compressor either with the main drive motor or, more commonly, with a smaller auxiliary motor. I think some converters even use a belt-driven vacuum pump for power brakes. Using any kind of moving-parts machinery with loose clothing or hair is just not a good idea. At least the headline in this news piece was "Long scarves pose health risks in China," not "Electric vehicles pose health risks in China." But the headline writer is nevertheless clue-challenged; it really should have been "Long scarves around moving machinery pose health risks." (And not just in China. Duh.) I agree that the piece was marginally topical for the EVDL. However, it did give us the chance to discuss this worthwhile benefit for purpose built EVs over ICEVs and conversions - the elimination of belts, and their attendant wear and need for maintenance. (To be fair though, I'm pretty sure that Toyota Prius ICEVs have been beltless for at least one generation now.) David Roden - Akron, Ohio, USA EVDL Administrator = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = EVDL Information: http://www.evdl.org/help/ = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Note: mail sent to "evpost" and "etpost" addresses will not reach me. To send a private message, please obtain my email address from the webpage http://www.evdl.org/help/ . = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
