Image Transcription: 1928 Ford “Woodster”
Basically a 1928 version Ford, with a beautiful custom made wooden body.
I figure it’s less likely to explode than a modern Tesla.
Image Transcription: 1928 Ford “Woodster”
Basically a 1928 version Ford, with a beautiful custom made wooden body.
I figure it’s less likely to explode than a modern Tesla.
Well clearly we have different opinions on what’s considered an explosion and what isn’t. That Tesla wasn’t even running and still decided to pop. Anyways…
How about this, how about let’s eliminate the vehicle altogether, as each model is built differently and any number of potential flaws in design can trigger a fire or explosion.
Let’s look at the fuel source alone. Let’s say you place a 16 gallon gas tank, half full of gasoline, off in one corner of a garage, and take a lithium ion battery pack off in the other corner of the garage, half charged.
All other things being equal, and no electricity is even run to this garage to have any reason to trigger any spark. Now, just leave them sit there for a few years or so. Which one is more likely to blow up for no good reason except age? 🤔
Gasoline by itself don’t just blow up because it’s having a bad emotional day, but lithium sometimes will, just because one of the many cells had a subtle manufacturing defect. And it only takes one worn out or defective cell to trigger a catastrophic chain reaction.
Plus, under normal conditions where the lithium batteries don’t decide to take a shit, how long do they last before the battery pack is too worn out to continue using and needs to be replaced?
Those battery packs cost so much you might as well get another vehicle. That’s about as absurd as saying your gas tank got a hole in it, and it costs so much to replace that you might as well consider the vehicle totalled out.
A gas tank doesn’t just up and wear out like that, and even if it does get a hole in it, those can usually be patched with epoxy specially made just for that, or get a new gas tank, which doesn’t cost anywhere near as much as a lithium battery pack.
Not saying gasoline is great for the environment, never did, but when it comes to vehicles I prefer a fuel that won’t blow up for no good reason even if the car isn’t running. Plus add on top of that lithium batteries have been known to re-ignite themselves hours or even days later after they’ve been extinguished.
These days they’re highly suggesting to not park EV’s inside of a garage. That doesn’t sound very comforting if you ask me.