schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de to xkcd@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 months agoxkcd #2948: Electric vs Gasxkcd.comexternal-linkmessage-square711fedilinkarrow-up11.15Karrow-down144file-textcross-posted to: evs
arrow-up11.11Karrow-down1external-linkxkcd #2948: Electric vs Gasxkcd.comschnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de to xkcd@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 months agomessage-square711fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: evs
Alt text: An idling gas engine may be annoyingly loud, but that’s the price you pay for having WAY less torque available at a standstill.
minus-squareEmoba@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·6 months agohttps://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/nov/20/do-electric-cars-pose-a-greater-fire-risk-than-petrol-or-diesel-vehicles https://www.driving.co.uk/car-clinic/are-electric-cars-more-likely-to-catch-fire-than-petrol-and-diesel-cars/ https://internationalfireandsafetyjournal.com/research-highlights-lower-fire-risk-in-electric-cars-compared-to-petrol-and-diesel-vehicles/ Etc etc
minus-squareaidan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 months agoInteresting, just read the guardian article, I do think that probably if the ICE fires are less reported that does mean their less bad. But regardless yeah, that is interesting
Source?
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/nov/20/do-electric-cars-pose-a-greater-fire-risk-than-petrol-or-diesel-vehicles
https://www.driving.co.uk/car-clinic/are-electric-cars-more-likely-to-catch-fire-than-petrol-and-diesel-cars/
https://internationalfireandsafetyjournal.com/research-highlights-lower-fire-risk-in-electric-cars-compared-to-petrol-and-diesel-vehicles/
Etc etc
Interesting, just read the guardian article, I do think that probably if the ICE fires are less reported that does mean their less bad. But regardless yeah, that is interesting