News EU taxes Chinese BEV's

[K1052]

Are they redesigning bus barns to account for EV fire risks?

AFAIK they are mostly outside because weather is not much of a concern in LA.

 

[sdifox]

AFAIK they are mostly outside because weather is not much of a concern in LA.

I've seen horrifying e bus fires on yt

 

[Fenixgoon]

I've seen horrifying e bus fires on yt

Good thing combustion vehicles don't carry any flammable fuels...
I know I'm being a smartass, but it's important to note that fires occur on gas and diesel vehicles as well. If the occurrence rate is dramatically different for EVs, then yes that is a safety issue that needs to be addressed. But it's not like the risk is 0 with ICE vehicles and some value close to 1 for BEVs

 

[sdifox]

Good thing combustion vehicles don't carry any flammable fuels...

ICE fires are a lot easier to put out than EV fire.

I think we should move to EVs but they have their own set of issues.

How is a country built on surveillance not have fire crew at the scene right away?

 

[Fanatical Meat]

Good thing combustion vehicles don't carry any flammable fuels...
I know I'm being a smartass, but it's important to note that fires occur on gas and diesel vehicles as well. If the occurrence rate is dramatically different for EVs, then yes that is a safety issue that needs to be addressed. But it's not like the risk is 0 with ICE vehicles and some value close to 1 for BEVs

Yeah however lithium fires put out more heat and we as a society need to figure out how to deal with them more efficiently

 

[[DHT]Osiris]

Yeah however lithium fires put out more heat and we as a society need to figure out how to deal with them more efficiently

Have the fire dept keep a dump truck full of sand on standby.

 

[Fanatical Meat]

Have the fire dept keep a dump truck full of sand on standby.

Fine point being that is not being done in the majority of places.

 

[Moonbeam]

I don't need an "adventure vehicle" and I'm ok with my dong size so I don't need a huge pickup to begin with to not-haul stuff around the suburbs.

Fair enough. I don’t need my F 150 for adventure or suburban hauling, but I do need the extra capacity owing to my dong size. Big springs and big girls help me to not bottom out. It’s also excellent for keeping in practice driving something big.

 

[KMFJD]

Not an EV but i have been seeing quite a few Chinese Changan CS35 SUV's on the road here in the Dominican Republic (it could be the cs55 not 100% sure)



Given the price of these, i can see why the EU and NA are putting tariffs on these (27k USD)

Cotizar

changandominicana.com.do

 

[KMFJD]

Actually noticed 2 other chinese cars here - JAC and JETOUR

Also just saw this in regards to EV's

https://www.news.com.au/technology/motoring/motoring-news/game-changer-carmakers-race-to-revolutionise-ev-battery-and-recharging-technology/news-story/22540003f422ef65205596546cdac399

~Honda has built a prototype production line for a future solid-state battery design. It says this can deliver enough power to drive an EV across 1000km on a single charge.

~But the carmaker believes it can have long-range solid-state batteries on the road by 2030. It says it expects these to offer EV sedans a range of up to 1250km.

~Recharging the single-crystal electrode produced far fewer cracks in its structure. After six years of constant cycling, it still retained 80 per cent of its original capacity.

In terms of EV sedan usage, a solid-crystal battery would need to be replaced after about eight million kilometres. The current polycrystalline type needs replacing after about 322,000km.