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raymate t1_j143gxg wrote

So that must be almost all of them. It’s sad times ahead I don’t want a Li-po battery sitting on my driveway. Worse still sitting in my garage.

Don’t get me wrong I like this car I just don’t want it within 100 feet of my house.

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SeaworthinessLeft88 t1_j1450ov wrote

The recall was related to seatbelt pretensioner exhaust during an accident, so sort of irrelevant to concerns about the car sitting in/near your house.

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feuerwehrmann t1_j145ymd wrote

And seat belt pretensioners are in every car that has airbags. I guess either the carpet goes up high on the b post or the tensioner sits low

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happyscrappy t1_j148bu8 wrote

The carpet doesn't come up the B pillar at all. So the pretensioner must be low.

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Jeramus t1_j15u63h wrote

Why read when they can just post FUD?

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prophet001 t1_j146sxw wrote

Pretty sure nothing they said tied their concerns about the battery to this particular issue. There are all sorts of valid reasons to not want a gigantic lithium battery in your house.

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SeaworthinessLeft88 t1_j14a91b wrote

The recall and topic of the post have nothing to do with the battery, though. It’s just that OP immediately saw “Bolt” and “fire risk” and likely immediately thought it was a battery issue.

And EVs have less fires per vehicles sold than both pure ICE and HEVs. The fires are typically related to damage (either collision or occasional corrosive water damage with Tesla) or fast charging, neither of which is really a concern in a driveway or garage.

So those points aside, what valid reasons are there to not want an EV within 100 feet of your house that don’t already exist with hybrids or pure ICE vehicles?

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prophet001 t1_j14bfy7 wrote

> Pretty sure nothing they said tied their concerns about the battery to this particular issue.

>The recall and topic of the post have nothing to do with the battery, though.

Broken record much?

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Jeramus t1_j15ualz wrote

I read the recall notice because I have a Bolt. You are wrong, it's just about the pretensioner and the carpet.

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prophet001 t1_j15up1g wrote

You might oughtta go back and re-read this comment chain because you've failed to comprehend it.

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guynamedjames t1_j153cx0 wrote

"I don't want a lithium ion battery in my driveway or garage so I keep 20 gallons of gasoline in there instead!"

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Bigbadmayo t1_j163s3q wrote

The cars don’t have lipos

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raymate t1_j1687dr wrote

They sure do. They use Lithium-ion type cells

It can be lithium polymer or lithium iron phosphate but they are all classed as Lithium-ion

Lipo, lip, li-poly are the same type, Some just use different chemistry but are classed as lithium-ion

They have super high energy density and have great weight to power ratio compared to some older battery technology. This is why EVs use them.

Put 20-30 lead acid batteries in a EV and see how fast that can move.

They are also if not treated right or physically damaged can have an catastrophic thermal runaway. You do not want to be near one of it goes up. They are getting safer and have many safety features built in but EV batteries are not much different from the one in your phone or laptop.

Why do you think the emergency services have special training to deal with a EV it’s not like a normal car fire

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Carpetron t1_j176mzk wrote

I like how you keep posting your anti-ev rants when this recall was for the seatbelt pretensioners 😂 f'n classic

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