An interesting talk on the technical aspects of EV battery fires. At the moment, battery fires look like a low likelihood but severe impact type of risk with problems and consequences still to be officially admitted. Second-hand EV anyone? No thanks, I don't even want a new one.
Monday, 22 January 2024
Prof. Paul Christensen on EV Battery Fires
An interesting talk on the technical aspects of EV battery fires. At the moment, battery fires look like a low likelihood but severe impact type of risk with problems and consequences still to be officially admitted. Second-hand EV anyone? No thanks, I don't even want a new one.
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And the two previous videos featuring unhappy customers show that even if the cars don't catch fire, you can still get burnt.
Frightening - I'm going to put my Li Batteries in an outside ahed as soon as I can!
Sam - yes, it's no surprise that the government feels it has to force the pace. Assuming he becomes PM, Starmer could find himself burned by the issue too.
Ian - I suppose laptops and phones must be low risk or we'd hear more about it, but at the moment we need to know more about the bigger batteries.
As witness to a largish battery fire in my last job, I can certainly attest to the seriousness of the event. Spectacular fireworks display from the back loading doors of the factory and the whole of the cell analysis area burnt out. The smoke lead to the whole factory having to be cleaned at vast expense.
The two people responsible ultimately received promotion of course.
Best to ignore them.
The aviation industry was very quick to ban spare batteries from being carried in planes, leading one to suspect they are more aware of the risks from laptops etc than they'll publicly admit
Tammly - I think a video is as close as I'd care to be. Maybe promoting the two people responsible was a way to make them safer.
James - unless you see one on fire, then it's move away quickly.
Nessimmersion - I'm sure they are more aware of the risks than they'll publicly admit. In a passenger aircraft it could be catastrophic.
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