ICE vs EV fires
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Seriously? There were TONS of things said about Japanese cars..."jap crap" etc
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https://www.cbsnews.com/news/hyundai...les-fire-risk/
Data collected by the nonprofit Center for Auto Safety show more than 30 U.S. fire and engine-related recalls from Hyundai and Kia since 2015. The recalls involve more than 20 models from the 2006 through 2021 model years totaling over 8.4 million vehicles.
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I meant racism in the context of cars. Back in the 80s and 90s, Japanese cars were often derided as "copycat Jap rustbuckets" in thinly veiled racist comments from people who usually lived through WWII.
Maybe Scotty is a bigot, but I don't see that attitude reflected in his commentary on cars. I've actually seen comments in some of his videos accusing him as "anti-American" even lol.
Maybe Scotty is a bigot, but I don't see that attitude reflected in his commentary on cars. I've actually seen comments in some of his videos accusing him as "anti-American" even lol.
One thing that does crack me up is he says his 94 Celica that has 240k miles has original AC, or wheels, or what have you when comparing to a 5 or 6 year old car. That thing has had 240k miles the last 12 years because it never gets driven. Lol
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30 fires... out of 8.4 million recalled vehicles.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/hyundai...les-fire-risk/
So statistically you have a better chance of getting hit by a lightning bolt than your Hyundai catching on fire.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/hyundai...les-fire-risk/
So statistically you have a better chance of getting hit by a lightning bolt than your Hyundai catching on fire.
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30 fires... out of 8.4 million recalled vehicles.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/hyundai...les-fire-risk/
So statistically you have a better chance of getting hit by a lightning bolt than your Hyundai catching on fire.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/hyundai...les-fire-risk/
So statistically you have a better chance of getting hit by a lightning bolt than your Hyundai catching on fire.
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We don't live in Paris, and other EV'S in Europe don't seem to be burning down. It sounds like bad design to me. If EV batteries were actually dangerous to the public, cars like Tesla would be burning down and probably banned. I used Tesla as an example because they have the most EV'S on the road than any other electric vehicle and have been on the roads since 2012. Next?
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It's all over Usenet groups from back then. I'd post links to some of the discussions but I don't want to share racist garbage.
Usenet, lol, that brings memories. That was probably a bunch of immature kids behaving like expected on unmoderated boards, most if it wasn't really serious.
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30 fires... out of 8.4 million recalled vehicles.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/hyundai...les-fire-risk/
So statistically you have a better chance of getting hit by a lightning bolt than your Hyundai catching on fire. Compare that to the 124 dead and 275 injured from GM's ignition switch fiasco, all in the span of a one year recall.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/hyundai...les-fire-risk/
So statistically you have a better chance of getting hit by a lightning bolt than your Hyundai catching on fire. Compare that to the 124 dead and 275 injured from GM's ignition switch fiasco, all in the span of a one year recall.
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You're right- the actual number of fires is 161. So you still have a better chance of getting hit by a lighting bolt.
https://www.reuters.com/business/aut...es-2021-12-27/
The agency added that it was aware of 161 fires occurring potentially due to engine failures.
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And add another 350 here, I think they're scattered about in drips and drabs. Some of these possibly counted in the above
https://www.motor1.com/news/297762/h...t-engine-fire/
https://www.motor1.com/news/297762/h...t-engine-fire/
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And add another 350 here, I think they're scattered about in drips and drabs. Some of these possibly counted in the above
https://www.motor1.com/news/297762/h...t-engine-fire/
https://www.motor1.com/news/297762/h...t-engine-fire/
So yeah, you still have a better chance of getting hit by a lightning bolt.
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