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Feel free to post anything related to EVs, FSD, Robotaxis, etc. I won't attack you for an opposing POV. ;) It's perfectly acceptable to like or dislike anything related to the tile. When posting don't make it personal. Post about the content. Don't attack the messenger. Be respectful not hostile.
 
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Oops...
Anyone got marshmallows?
 
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Anyone got marshmallows?
Interesting how they never mention what kind of EV that was.

I've said it before and I'll say it again: Yes, EV fires are more difficult to extinguish than ICE fires, but they don't catch more often than ICE vehicles do. There are ~150,000 car fires per year in the USA, so often that when an ICE car burns, it's not even news worthy, but somehow EV fires are...?

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Interesting how they never mention what kind of EV that was.

I've said it before and I'll say it again: Yes, EV fires are more difficult to extinguish than ICE fires, but they don't catch more often than ICE vehicles do. There are ~150,000 car fires per year in the USA, so often that when an ICE car burns, it's not even news worthy, but somehow EV fires are...?

-Uwe-
That's because EV fires are far more dangerous and often dramatic than ICE fires. With ICE fires you can extinguish the fire with water/chemicals and it's over. As the fire chief in the video pointed out with EV battery fires they cannot stop the nuclear meltdown with any method. It typically burns until it consumes itself. The thousands of gallons of water used only eliminates the flames. The toxic fumes from the burning battery can be lethal unlike with typical ICE vehicles. And to make matters worse the burned EV batteries can and have reignited days, weeks, months later when the EV is sitting unattended in a wreckyard or garage. ICE vehicles rarely self-ignite when parked in people's garages but EVs frequently do ignite especially when being charged at home or at public stations.
 
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Interesting video that explains the challenges of FSD and why no one has been able to resolve the challenges.
 
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Interesting SIX YEAR OLD video that explains the challenges of FSD and why no one has been able to resolve the challenges.
:rolleyes:

It struck me as terribly dated listening to it, so I went looking for the original on YT to figure out just how old it is.

I'm tempted to ban MSN links. I think it's despicable of them to re-publish stuff like that without the context its age.

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The challenges have not changed. Unfortunately no one is going to resolve the issues with FSD. They'll continue trying but it won't happen unless someone creates a new technology that has a human brain. ;)

Like many news feeds MSN just recycles news from other sources, for profit. They are rarely the original source IME.
 
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