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thats a sobering ordeal,perhaps when building a machine like that the battery pack should be configured to be able to jettison it,really i do not think it would be that hard to make,call me crazy i am waiting on batteries that actually can be built into the airfoil as part of the structure,you probably wouldnt be able to jettison something like that,i would imagine chemistry involved by then would make the batteries more fire resistant,i once asked cummins to consider making a gas engine,they are doing it now.The first electric supported glider flight in New Zealand ended in a ball of flame and a dead pilot.
Battery fire caused glider crash that killed Far North pilot
The fire would have spread quickly and filled the cockpit with toxic fumes.
if you are around people with 3rd degree burns from gasoline its rather sobering how much damage even a small event can cause, sometimes batteries and electric things give warnings any battery that has ben wet should be discarded( recycled ideally)the slightest swelling,abnormal warmth,chemical smell,just be cautious,i have never had any problem with battery fires,seen plenty of ice things cook off.Well plenty of gas powered planes have caught fire, but there simply is something more inherent in their energy storage that people can relate to.
Is it leaking, does that pipe look dodgy, is that exhaust melting something, it smells funny.
Batteries can look completely fine, but inside they can be one jolt away from disaster.
Electric paramotors are becoming mainstream, 4Kwh battery strapped to your back, is it worse than a plastic tank of gasoline?
Would you notice a leak before a fire?
Hot air balloons scare the bejesus out of me, massive gas flame inches from the thin structure that holds the entire thing in the air, massive HP tanks of propane right next to you.
My mates do call me the doomster
the "immortal" edison cell would be my pick,what in the heck is in that electrolyte? battery recycling should be carried out like explosives or fireworks manufacturing,the campus needs to be big enough to dilute the concentration of materials,what always killed me about tire fires i never seen any effort to remove any of the tires that were not involved in the actual fire they just sprayed water on the piles and it really made a toxic stink then,any hazardous materials need to be stored in smaller groups.
You use the digital mirror full time? I appreciate that it’s available when I have things stacked in the hatch blocking the actual mirror but it’s not something I like to use daily.The first time I pressed the rear wiper button on my new Buick, nothing happened. At least I thought nothing happened, since I couldn't see the wiper moving in the rearview mirror.
Then, it occurred to me the rearview mirror is actually a camera mounted on the rear hatch above the glass where it can't see the wiper.
Good thing I discovered this before making a complete idiot of myself by making a service appointment.
Yes, I use the camera mirrors in all three of my vehicles. I like the fact that the field of view can be adjusted for different driving conditions. They are also self dimming and adjust for ambient light conditions, as well as the headlights on following vehicles.
I agree, they are not for everyone. The salesman told me candidly that they make some drivers nauseous. Luckily, it's simple to switch to a conventional mirror.
I am already getting range anxiety on my next trip with my EV and it's not til June!!
