I don't know whether it's a deliberate EV slash piece, but for sure it's poorly written and REALLY poorly researched.
> Human beings are electromagnetic beings That's news to me. I don't know about you, but last time I checked, I was still made of organic material. Some of it may be composting, but that's another matter. :-) > cell phone use over 10 years causes an increased risk of acquiring > certain types of brain tumor and salivary cancer--that´s from exposing > your head an face about 1 kilowatt hour per year. A low-end electric > car will have a 24 KW battery pack that is 24 times more than a year > of cell phone use That's not even apples to oranges, it's more like comparing sunshine to dirt. > If there is a power surge caused by lightening I would not want to be > a charging vehicle. I'm pretty sure that the author is, like me, fully organic, so there's not much danger of her becoming a charging vehicle. :-) It would be nice if she learned how to spell "lightning." >What if water gets in the charger? The GFI shuts it down. Read a little before you write, OK? > Although the charging port is waterproof-something metal or conductive > could affect the charging port. Uh, not really, since it isn't energized until the EVSE connection is complete and confirmed. > Do you want to be in a vehicle when it catches fire: Not me-- What a question. And if Walford is so worried about vehicle fires, she might want to stay away from ICEVs, where she'd be sitting a few feet from 10 to 25 gallons of highly flammable gasoline. > What if the batteries leak? What if the gas tank leaks? > Should a repair shop bake or use heat on paint when when repairing an > electric vehicle? Should she paint her own car? > What do I do if I am in car accident in an EV-is it safe? Is any auto accident safe? I can hardly believe that someone who claims 20 years of writing about cars (see the "about" section of the website) would publish such claptrap. Walford reads a few lawyer boilerplate disclaimers in EV manuals, actually takes them seriously, blows them all out of proportion, and then with no further research scrawls out this hysterical, panicked, un-proofread screed. What utter garbage. Walford should be ashamed to lay this hot mess before the public, and her editors of those 20 years should be ashamed for not showing her how to be a responsible journalist -- or even how to proofread her own writing. 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 Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
