No but you were advocating for them in the post I responded to and are you not part of the GEC that also promotes the use of the vehicles? Or am I wrong you are part of that committee?
If the committee is advocating and encouraging people to purchase said product I would hope they studied them fully and also know the dangers as well. If you are not part of that committee then I apologize On Wed, Mar 23, 2022 at 8:55 AM Paul Shorb <paul.sh...@gmail.com> wrote: > - > You asked whether the GEC has any thoughts on the specific dangers of > lithium batteries catching fire in EV. You noted among other things that in > recent weeks two manufacturers released bulletins telling customers not to > park their vehicles in a garage. > > I'm not a technical expert, and of course EVs are not part of what will be > put before this Town Meeting, but I can offer the following. I understand > from an EV owner in town that the bulletin is part of the > federal car-safety system working as it should. If the manufacturer > detects a possible problem, it sends out an alert called a "recall notice", > which may tell you to bring your car in to have something fixed at > manufacturer expense, and meanwhile take care in certain ways. Maybe some > other LT reader who has received one of these EV notices can fill in here. > > To put this in perspective, remember that there is some risk associated > with any form of stored energy, including a car's fuel tank full of > gasoline. We are all familiar from TV and movies of cars being burned up by > their own gasoline, and that has actually happened to our family's van. (We > all got out in time, no one was hurt.) I think I'll feel very safe in an EV. > > - Paul Shorb > > > >
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