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Frontal crash test of a Volvo C30 Drive Electric to assess the safety of the battery pack

Numerous plug-in electric vehicle (EV) fire incidents have taken place since the introduction of mass-production plug-in electric vehicles.[1] As a result of these incidents, the United States Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) conducted a study in 2017 to establish whether lithium-ion batteries in plug-electric vehicles pose an exceptional fire hazard. The research looked at whether the high-voltage batteries can cause fires when they are being charged, and when the vehicles are involved in an accident.[1]

Regarding the risk of electrochemical failure, [this] report concludes that the propensity and severity of fires and explosions from the accidental ignition of flammable electrolytic solvents used in Li-ion battery systems are anticipated to be somewhat comparable to or perhaps slightly less than those for gasoline or diesel vehicular fuels. The overall consequences for Li-ion batteries are expected to be less because of the much smaller amounts of flammable solvent released and burning in a catastrophic failure situation.[1]

The NHTSA in 2021 opened a new Battery Safety Initiative investigation into ev car fires in light of the continuing numerous fire incidents.[2][3]

They were thermal runaway incidents related to the lithium-ion batteries. The brands involved were the Zotye M300 EV, Chevrolet Volt, Fisker Karma, Dodge Ram 1500 Plug-in Hybrid, Toyota Prius Plug-in Hybrid, Mitsubishi i-MiEV and Outlander P-HEV.

As of February 2014, four fires after an impact have been reported associated with the batteries of plug-in electric cars. The first crash related fire was reported in China in May 2012, after a high-speed car crashed into a BYD e6 taxi in Shenzhen.[4] Two incidents occurred with the Tesla Model S in October 2013, one when a Model S caught fire after the electric car hit metal debris on a highway in Kent, Washington,[5] and another involving a loss of control and collision with a tree in Merida, Mexico.[6] A Tesla Model S being driven on a highway near Murfreesboro, Tennessee caught fire in November 2013 after it struck a tow hitch on the roadway, causing damage beneath the vehicle.[7]

A Mitsubishi Outlander fire in May 2019 appeared to be related to immersion in salt water (which is electrically conductive), probably for an hour or two.[citation needed]

General Motors, Nissan and Tesla have published a guide for firefighters, and first responders to properly handle a crashed electric-drive vehicle and safely disable its battery and other high voltage systems.[8][9]

The difference with EV car fires is the use of high voltage lithium-ion batteries which can short and break down and spontaneously combust, and also that lithium-ion fires are difficult to extinguish and produce toxic smoke.[10][11]

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2 hours ago, EvilBird said:

Are you retarded ? I have three people in my neighborhood alone who just moved here and all told me they had to get the fuck outta Mass :lol:

Massachusetts fucking sucks 

They were probably wanted criminals and had to leave. :lol:

My sister got the fuck out of CT last year, she was paying almost 9 grand a year in property taxes in a town that had resident troopers for police and a volunteer fire dept. She even had to pay for private trash pickup. The 9 grand bought her next to nothing for services. In comparison my mom paid 4500 a year in mass with with police, fire, trash all city provided. She also has municipal electric. 

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5 minutes ago, Stephen Hawking said:

They were probably wanted criminals and had to leave. :lol:

My sister got the fuck out of CT last year, she was paying almost 9 grand a year in property taxes in a town that had resident troopers for police and a volunteer fire dept. She even had to pay for private trash pickup. The 9 grand bought her next to nothing for services. In comparison my mom paid 4500 a year in mass with with police, fire, trash all city provided. She also has municipal electric. 

No disputing the property taxes ...

I pay over 10gs for my spot. Dont even care TBH. Worth it for my situation. 

Where did ur Sister move to outta curiosity?

 If i move its gonna be either NH or ME otherwise fuck Sleddin im goin South and will Boat all year round. 

 

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1 minute ago, EvilBird said:

No disputing the property taxes ...

I pay over 10gs for my spot. Dont even care TBH. Worth it for my situation. 

Where did ur Sister move to outta curiosity?

 If i move its gonna be either NH or ME otherwise fuck Sleddin im goin South and will Boat all year round. 

 

North Carolina, they got old and sick of snow. :lol:

 

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CT has no tolls , no vehicle inspection, no helmet law for motorcycles .. I wonder how far behind we will be on the EV shit since CT cant seem to get anything passed MV wise.:lol:

all they seem care about is guns. 

Weird how two close States are so different in ways . 

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4 minutes ago, Stephen Hawking said:

North Carolina, they got old and sick of snow. :lol:

 

Got married in SC ...almost moved there permanently  

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4 minutes ago, EvilBird said:

CT has no tolls , no vehicle inspection, no helmet law for motorcycles .. I wonder how far behind we will be on the EV shit since CT cant seem to get anything passed MV wise.:lol:

all they seem care about is guns. 

Weird how two close States are so different in ways . 

I know they were talking about tolling 91 like the mass pike, with congestion pricing to boot. Glad that hasn't gone anywhere. :bc:

Maybe tbey could legalize weed and get money from there. :lol:

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2 hours ago, Stephen Hawking said:

I know they were talking about tolling 91 like the mass pike, with congestion pricing to boot. Glad that hasn't gone anywhere. :bc:

Maybe tbey could legalize weed and get money from there. :lol:

Yeah the tolls aint happening...

and Weed is legal here already :thumb:

 

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