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From: Frank Krygowski <frkrygow@sbcglobal.net>
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Subject: Re: RE: Re: Frank and his electric car
Date: Mon, 11 Mar 2024 11:51:41 -0400
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On 3/11/2024 10:43 AM, Tom Kunich wrote:
> On Sun Mar 10 21:06:18 2024 Frank Krygowski  wrote:
>> On 3/10/2024 11:53 AM, Tom Kunich wrote:
>>> Frank, here is a statement from the National Highway Traffic Safety Board
>>>
>>> "In August 2012, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) decided to begin a US$8.75 million study of whether lithium-ion batteries in plug-electric vehicles pose a potential fire hazard. ... The report concluded, "...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."
>>
>> Read that again, Tom. And perhaps get a high school student to help you
>> understand it.
>>
>>> Right there it says that EV fires are about as often as gasoline fires on ICE vehicles.
>>
>> No, that's not what it said. And sadly, the dismal reading comprehension
>> that caused you to misunderstand will also make my explanation
>> incomprehensible. Still, out of excessive charity, I'm going to try to
>> explain!
>>
>> The study you referred to POTENTIAL fires, and ANTICIPATED EV fires to
>> be the same or less than gasoline or diesel fires.
>>
>> The data since then shows that in practice, ACTUAL EV fires are far, far
>> less common than gasoline or diesel fires.
>>
>> The study was saying "Hmm, this might happen." The data is saying "This
>> is what's actually happened."
>>
>> (If you do come around to understanding that, you should give that high
>> school student a nice tip.)
>>
>>> I realize that you believe that buying an EV proves your God-like judgement but if I were you I would put very many very loud fire detectors around your home. And keep their batteries up to date.
>>
>> If you were me, you'd have excellent reading comprehension, you'd
>> understand how to interpret data, you'd make far fewer mechanical
>> mistakes, you'd make far fewer failed predictions of disasters, you'd
>> not have lost investment money when the stock market surged under Obama,
>> you'd live in a far nicer community, you'd be far less fearful, and
>> you'd be far, far happier.
>>
>> But you are not anything like me. Sorry, Tom, deal with it.
>>
>> -- 
>> - Frank Krygowski
>>
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> Frank, do you suppose that people cannot read for themselves? 

You've proven you can't - at least, with comprehension.

-- 
- Frank Krygowski