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m4rmite said:
Interesting as the BBC wrote a fire chief as saying it is thought to have started in a diesel vehicle.

But why let the truth get in the way of a click bait story
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Yep, now verified as the source being a fire in a diesel vehicle. Real data from years of research in Scandinavian countries shows a fire in an EV is twenty times less likely, but when it happens it is harder to put out. That does not mean it is more intense of course.

The same Scandinavian countries are developing (or have developed) ways of dealing with EV fires more effectively. Not sure how widespread these new methods have been adopted.
 
oweneades said:
Fully electric now... :)

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MG4 has some weird quirks but my wife is loving it so far. Will do a longer write up when I have a bit more time. :)
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Brave man having that pair sitting on your drive which will be worth 30% of their value in 24 months time.
 
CaptainRAVE said:
Looks like you’re all safe this time.

Assuming you don’t own one of these
www.dailymail.co.uk

Hundreds of high-end electric cars recalled due to battery fire risk

Hundreds of high-end electric sports cars have been recalled in Australia due a problem with battery protection that could lead to a high-voltage fire. More...
www.dailymail.co.uk
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Lol, you were wrong, just deal with it and stop looking for FUD. The Taycans were recalled due to a risk that is no more significant than the recent BMW recall of ICE cars for the same fire risk. So your “as long as you don’t own one of these” comment is laughably ill informed.

This does not support any idiotic theories that EVs carry more fire risk than an Ice. All data points to the opposite.
 
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adam cool dude said:
Brave man having that pair sitting on your drive which will be worth 30% of their value in 24 months time.
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you seriously telling me you believe a 2 year old MG4 will be worth under £9000? if so fantastic. finally the people complaining that there are no usable EVs for a sensible price will have to shut up!.

I think you are talking nonsense however but time will tell. maybe we can revisit in 2 years time.

honestly i am getting utterly fed up with the utter lies i get spammed with daily on my news feed, always from the same "news" sources. its not just EVs but renewable generation in general. Its gotten so bad i think it is surely bordering on criminal.

and of course any stories which are later shown to be horse muck get such a tiny retraction (like for instance that ferry fire caused by EVs (untrue) or that womans "brand new" EV car which was ruined in a flood (which was a 5 year old diesel and besides, ALL cars would get ruined in a flood!)

not to mention all the crap about cobalt, conveniently ignoring that cobalt is used irreversibly in refining fuel, but that would be electric car drivers worried about cobalt have options to buy a car with ZERO cobalt used in their battery manufacture.

this luton fire obviously EVs got the blame initially but i dare say the "news" sources leaking that will be a lot quieter on their retraction, same with the donkeys who have been spreading it on social media and forums etc if/when they are proven wrong.

of course eventually an EV WILL start a big fire, and these people will be in their element then!!!
 
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I looked at twitter last night and all the trolls and anti EV lot were trying to claim an EV started the fire blah blah.

They were also sharing photos from a totally different car park fire that happened in Liverpool airport in 2018. Again that fire did not start in an EV was an old diesel Land Rover.

I'll informed muppets and total fear mongers trying to stir up more anti EV rubbish.
 
oweneades said:
Fully electric now... :)



MG4 has some weird quirks but my wife is loving it so far. Will do a longer write up when I have a bit more time. :)
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nice...... my car is electric but our other car is still a diesel. We will go full electric when the car needs replacing but for us it makes no sense to replace a 12-13 year old car which is still running well (certainly not from an environmental point of view).

My parents are making noises about getting a new car and i hope they at least consider an EV, and an MG4 would suit their needs quite well i think. Realistically their next car will be their last (my dad is almost 78) I want them to get something with as many driver aids as possible for highway use, whilst not being too large for my mum to drive, or too small for my dad to feel comfortable in doing the 200 mile drive to my house on the motorway.
 
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Journey said:
I see the 'know it alls' are flooding the thread again. :cry:
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Yeah CaptainCLOWN is having a wonderful time making him/her/them self look very silly with the trolling efforts.

I mean anyone who uses a Daily Mail link cannot normally be taken remotely seriously. But let’s give him/her/they/it the benefit of the doubt and look at the claims.

That story implies Taycans were at serious risk of exploding. Then goes on to mention recent EV fires in Australia which were nothing to do with the Taycan recall. The story even ultimately references the fact that EV fires are significantly less likely than ICE fires.

So their own link essentially undermines their argument. How silly can you be not to actually read your own “proof” before posting it?

It seems the EV fire at the Sydney airport was in a holding yard after someone tried to remove the battery from a damaged MG ZS EV.
 
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FerretBoy said:
Just make liberal use of the ignore function, they only like to poke as they know the vast majority of owners are passionate not usually stupid enough to fall for obvious nonsense.
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FTFY

It must be hard going through life being incapable of rational thought. I suppose the premise of being too stupid to know your are too stupid makes it easy for them. Ignorance is bliss as they say.
 
Problem with that fact is on fire risk is an EV typical age is MUCH newer than average ICE so 'twenty times less likely' is an irrelavent fact when you look at the car parc
 
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steve5424 said:
I looked at twitter last night and all the trolls and anti EV lot were trying to claim an EV started the fire blah blah.

They were also sharing photos from a totally different car park fire that happened in Liverpool airport in 2018. Again that fire did not start in an EV was an old diesel Land Rover.

I'll informed muppets and total fear mongers trying to stir up more anti EV rubbish.
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Here is your problem. Looking at Twitter
 
CaptainRAVE said:
Careful, any valid criticism of EV safety or viability or just asking a question is seen as a personal attack in this thread ;)
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More nonsense, there are plenty of ways to ask questions and you didn’t make any valid criticism or ask any question. You simply asserted it was an EV fire without any proof. Adding the word allegedly then following up with a ‘wow they really burn’ implies you accept the allegation is true.

I am no EVangelist and get just as equally defensive when EV zealots start posting FUD as well.
 
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