Matthew
23rd May 2022, 12:19
There have been a few stories over the last few years of electric vehicles violently catching fire. In the last half a year or so this does not seem to be decreasing, and now it seems electric busses have been doing the same.... this time it's burning tax payer money not the pocket of a rich person who made their own personal choice.
https://twitter.com/pointsofme/status/1528515942220808197
The Rotting Corpse of EddieLowFilthSlayer
@SpiritEddieLow
🚨|BREAKING NEWS|🚨
Plumes of smoke seen for MILES in London as 5 buses EXPLODE INTO FLAMES 😱😱
It’s not Terrorists, they are ELECTRIC BUSES 🧐
Just 10 of these death traps cost the Taxpayers £26MILLION, so that equates to £13MILLION of our money literally up in flames 🚎🔥
<image link (https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FTYR6mLWIAAdLVK?format=jpg&name=small)>
Sir pointsofme MBE, OBE
@pointsofme Replying to @SpiritEddieLow
Question for environmental studies exams- How many miles would a diesel bus need to travel to produce the same amount of pollution as 5 exploded electric buses?
This isn't the only story of electric busses violently catching fire (from the comments of that twitter thread): https://wattsupwiththat.com/2021/11/08/e-vehicle-woes-german-cities-remove-e-buses-from-service-after-bursting-in-flames-fire-hazard/
E-Vehicle Woes: German Cities Remove E-Buses From Service After Bursting In Flames: “Fire Hazard”
7 months ago Guest Blogger
Reposted from the NoTricksZone
By P Gosselin on 7. November 2021
E-buses in Germany a “fire hazard” as batteries can heat up to 1000°C. German cities taking vehicles out of service as a precaution.
Even after years of fine-tuning, electric vehicle manufacturers still seem unable to get e-vehicle technology to work as safely as it needs to for personal and public transportation.
German media, for example here, report that currently electric buses are being withdrawn from service in cities because they pose a fire hazard. Earlier in June of this year in Hanover, Germany, a major fire destroyed nine buses belonging to the Üstra transport company and so the company took the remaining buses out of service until the exact cause is determined.
“Not just the case in Hanover, it is becoming increasingly common for electric vehicles to be removed from service in cities, and the reasons are often down to a common cause: Fire safety,” reports the online MK.
Stuttgart withdraw buses from service after fire
The Stuttgart transport authority also took buses out of service after an electric bus fire destroyed 25 vehicles. The MK also reports that the city of Regensburg also removed the same kind of electric bus from service for fear of fire.
According to the MK, the problem is the extremes heat generated by the vehicle’s batteries, which can reach temperatures of 1000°C due to “thermal runaway”.
15-meter safe parking distance
“In the process, the lithium-ion batteries release energy in an uncontrolled manner,” reports the MK. “For the same reason, electric cars also repeatedly catch fire. The first e-cars are now only allowed to park at a distance of 15 meters because of the risk of fire.”
... (https://wattsupwiththat.com/2021/11/08/e-vehicle-woes-german-cities-remove-e-buses-from-service-after-bursting-in-flames-fire-hazard/)
Related side issues
There are also other issues with the promise of electric vehicles: the battery becomes useless after a number of years, and must be 'thrown away'/given to 3rd world countries so they can salvage materials for us to build new ones. This is a paradigm shift, where you can't repair your vehicle after a number of years and instead MUST replace the battery. Add in the irony that electric power is generated from consumption of other fuels (see meme image (https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FTcQ6TxWAAEsUbJ?format=jpg&name=large)).
But before we get to those issues we have the problem of millions of pounds of taxpayer money spent on vehicles that violently set themselves alight.
https://twitter.com/pointsofme/status/1528515942220808197
The Rotting Corpse of EddieLowFilthSlayer
@SpiritEddieLow
🚨|BREAKING NEWS|🚨
Plumes of smoke seen for MILES in London as 5 buses EXPLODE INTO FLAMES 😱😱
It’s not Terrorists, they are ELECTRIC BUSES 🧐
Just 10 of these death traps cost the Taxpayers £26MILLION, so that equates to £13MILLION of our money literally up in flames 🚎🔥
<image link (https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FTYR6mLWIAAdLVK?format=jpg&name=small)>
Sir pointsofme MBE, OBE
@pointsofme Replying to @SpiritEddieLow
Question for environmental studies exams- How many miles would a diesel bus need to travel to produce the same amount of pollution as 5 exploded electric buses?
This isn't the only story of electric busses violently catching fire (from the comments of that twitter thread): https://wattsupwiththat.com/2021/11/08/e-vehicle-woes-german-cities-remove-e-buses-from-service-after-bursting-in-flames-fire-hazard/
E-Vehicle Woes: German Cities Remove E-Buses From Service After Bursting In Flames: “Fire Hazard”
7 months ago Guest Blogger
Reposted from the NoTricksZone
By P Gosselin on 7. November 2021
E-buses in Germany a “fire hazard” as batteries can heat up to 1000°C. German cities taking vehicles out of service as a precaution.
Even after years of fine-tuning, electric vehicle manufacturers still seem unable to get e-vehicle technology to work as safely as it needs to for personal and public transportation.
German media, for example here, report that currently electric buses are being withdrawn from service in cities because they pose a fire hazard. Earlier in June of this year in Hanover, Germany, a major fire destroyed nine buses belonging to the Üstra transport company and so the company took the remaining buses out of service until the exact cause is determined.
“Not just the case in Hanover, it is becoming increasingly common for electric vehicles to be removed from service in cities, and the reasons are often down to a common cause: Fire safety,” reports the online MK.
Stuttgart withdraw buses from service after fire
The Stuttgart transport authority also took buses out of service after an electric bus fire destroyed 25 vehicles. The MK also reports that the city of Regensburg also removed the same kind of electric bus from service for fear of fire.
According to the MK, the problem is the extremes heat generated by the vehicle’s batteries, which can reach temperatures of 1000°C due to “thermal runaway”.
15-meter safe parking distance
“In the process, the lithium-ion batteries release energy in an uncontrolled manner,” reports the MK. “For the same reason, electric cars also repeatedly catch fire. The first e-cars are now only allowed to park at a distance of 15 meters because of the risk of fire.”
... (https://wattsupwiththat.com/2021/11/08/e-vehicle-woes-german-cities-remove-e-buses-from-service-after-bursting-in-flames-fire-hazard/)
Related side issues
There are also other issues with the promise of electric vehicles: the battery becomes useless after a number of years, and must be 'thrown away'/given to 3rd world countries so they can salvage materials for us to build new ones. This is a paradigm shift, where you can't repair your vehicle after a number of years and instead MUST replace the battery. Add in the irony that electric power is generated from consumption of other fuels (see meme image (https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FTcQ6TxWAAEsUbJ?format=jpg&name=large)).
But before we get to those issues we have the problem of millions of pounds of taxpayer money spent on vehicles that violently set themselves alight.