Lithium Ion batteries in water

[WinoBlues]

PSA

Fire Hazzard. Not just EVs. Scooters, golf carts, power tools.
EVs I knew, I had not thought of all the other stuff I own that is battery powered. Tools alone I have a bunch of 12 & 20 volt batteries.

 

[Allen Trent]

Yeah, gonna be nearly impossible to insure some of these EVs. Between the general huge labor & material costs in regular claims & now this more common risk of burning your house down.

Saw some videos of cars burning down houses in only 6-12 inches of water

Can't imagine the carbon footprint of the car & house burning

 

[WinoBlues]

Yeah, gonna be nearly impossible to insure some of these EVs. Between the general huge labor & material costs in regular claims & now this more common risk of burning your house down.

Saw some videos of cars burning down houses in only 6-12 inches of water

Can't imagine the carbon footprint of the car & house burning

Add toxic fumes to the smoke inhalation.

I Can see governments like in California forcing insurance companies to insure EVs. Which will drive up costs for everyone else. A tax.

 

[Tahoe Ray]

Yeah, gonna be nearly impossible to insure some of these EVs.

It practically is now.

Why do you think Tesla has their own insurance company?

Ignoring the facts that you point out (although valid), they're almost always a total loss for any accident.

 

[Tahoe Ray]

I Can see governments like in California forcing insurance companies to insure EVs. Which will drive up costs for everyone else.

They're not forcing them to write fire insurance. Instead, you just get to buy FAIR lol.

 

[Allen Trent]

It practically is now.

Why do you think Tesla has their own insurance company?

Ignoring the facts that you point out (although valid), they're almost always a total loss for any accident.

I work for a carrier that is mostly PC carrier & also have teen drivers......................most cars right now are being totalled also if they are more than 4-5 years old. Crazy how expensive repairs have gotten. Just 11 months ago bought back my daughters VW Touareg from insurance company for the salvage value. Literally a single dent on back tailgate was $9k to repair which is what the blue book was.

Bought it back for $3k & bumped the dent out as there were no deep scratches.

$9k for a stinking tailgate

 

[WinoBlues]

They're not forcing them to write fire insurance. Instead, you just get to buy FAIR lol.

That doesn't sound 'fair'.

 

[WinoBlues]

I work for a carrier that is mostly PC carrier & also have teen drivers......................most cars right now are being totalled also if they are more than 4-5 years old. Crazy how expensive repairs have gotten. Just 11 months ago bought back my daughters VW Touareg from insurance company for the salvage value. Literally a single dent on back tailgate was $9k to repair which is what the blue book was.

Bought it back for $3k & bumped the dent out as there were no deep scratches.

$9k for a stinking tailgate

I started to sat I would be ticked if they totalled my paid for 3 year old car. And had to buy a new one.

However, give me 9k, and It cost me 3k and a mallet? That works for me.

Did you give her the 6k?

 

[Tahoe Ray]

Did you give her the 6k?

Mallet fee.

 

[WinoBlues]

Now I am just worried about dropping my phone into the toilet and toasting my chestnuts.