Still hoping for an answer to this. If Paul can’t perhaps another member of the GEC can?
Thanks On Sat, Mar 19, 2022 at 9:05 AM Richard Panetta <richardpane...@gmail.com> wrote: > Paul, > > > Does your committee have any thoughts on the specific dangers of lithium > batteries catching fire in EV? > > We have seen in recent weeks two manufacturers release a bulletin telling > customers not to park their vehicles in a garage. > > The container ship that caught fire in the Atlantic. > Some parking garages are banning EVs from parking in their facilities. > > There was a story of a Tesla catching fire 4 times in a tow yard after the > original fire was extinguished. > > And it takes far more water to put up a lithium fire than a gas one. > Though from what I read water is not the best way to extinguish it. But > usually that is the only source available to firefighters > > > > > > On Fri, Mar 18, 2022 at 10:02 PM Paul Shorb <paul.sh...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Elaine, thank you for speaking out! >> >> You have listed some excellent things to reduce greenhouse gas emissions >> (drive less, drive electric/hybrid cars, fly less, etc.) Some of these are >> hard for a Town to legally restrict, but can be addressed by state and >> federal policy (e.g., rebates to encourage buying EVs, and eventually >> prohibiting the purchase of non-EVs). The Lincoln Green Energy Committee is >> trying to help by, for example, sharing information about how fun EVs are >> to drive, rebates, etc. (browse around at LincolnGreenEnergy.org) and by >> investigating where we could put public charging stations for EVs. >> >> Regarding costs to build all-electric homes, the state Dep. of Energy >> Resources has recently done a study on this. (You can find it at >> https://www.mass.gov/doc/residential-stretch-code-costs-and-benefits-case-studies/download >> .) They compared the cost of space heating, space cooling, and water >> heating equipment done all-electric for a new 5-bedroom, 4,000 sq. ft. >> house to the gas-based alternative allowed in the base building code. They >> found the electric versions are slightly less expensive (about $350 less, >> in their example; see page 2 of the PDF). >> >> Nevertheless, there is some cultural inertia in the home builder >> community, where many are more comfortable just building as they always >> have done. So I believe that statewide and other mandates to make that >> community adjust more quickly are necessary and appropriate here, to get >> the great technology that is now available applied to new homes ASAP. >> >> - Paul Shorb >> > -- >> The LincolnTalk mailing list. >> To post, send mail to Lincoln@lincolntalk.org. >> Search the archives at http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/. >> Browse the archives at >> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. >> Change your subscription settings at >> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. >> >>
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