[KS circutguy]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIpXkQhq1ps
Jennifer Ruotolo is busy packing up her life after bringing home a 2023 Mercedes Benz EQE350+. Her Nocatee home was destroyed in a fire sparked by the electric car. It was a loaner from Mercedes Benz while her personal car was getting serviced.

[Scarebird]

When in Barca this Spring we rented a Skoda Kamiq; neat little 3 cyl turbo - quite handy!

[KS circutguy]

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/gJbOq...?feature=share

[Scarebird]

Zuck vs. Elmo? give them both flamethrowers

[KS circutguy]

And some think we are ready for autonomous driving trucks.lol
Never in our life time.

[KS circutguy]

And when the battery is dead you have nothing
Nice.

[mzbk2l]

I don't know how Teslas work, but on other EVs, if the propulsion battery is dead you still have 12v to run accessories. Not much different than an IC car out of gas, which is not uncommon out here where the DOT feels the need to shut down freeways for 3-5 hours every time there's an accident, leaving miles-long backups.

[KS circutguy]

Originally Posted by mzbk2l

I don't know how Teslas work, but on other EVs, if the propulsion battery is dead you still have 12v to run accessories. Not much different than an IC car out of gas, which is not uncommon out here where the DOT feels the need to shut down freeways for 3-5 hours every time there's an accident, leaving miles-long backups.

Wrong troll
The difference is the gasoline vehicle can have a gallon or 2 added and be on their way.
EV has to be towed.

[mzbk2l]

Originally Posted by KS circutguy

And when the battery is dead you have nothing

Originally Posted by mzbk2l

...if the propulsion battery is dead you still have 12v to run accessories.

Originally Posted by KS circutguy

Wrong troll.

You said they have "nothing." I pointed out that they have "something."

Tell me again who was wrong?

[kingbuzzo]

https://www.reddit.com/r/me_irl/comm...irl/?rdt=52911

[KS circutguy]

TRAGIC END Horror photos of Tesla that ‘exploded’ show charred wreckage as widow sues Elon Musk’s company over ‘dangerous’ cars.
https://www.the-sun.com/news/8896295...otos-wreckage/



Jiyoung Yoon claimed in the suit that Jyung Woo Hahn, 46, survived a crash into a tree, but burned to death while he was trapped in the car Credit: Jiyoung Yoon

[Half-Inch Stud]

Hmmm, i think the electric motors are darn near useless after a burn starts. So just keep walking past those U-Pull-IT EVs.

[scott70]

https://www.businessinsider.com/deal...ventory-2023-8

[kingbuzzo]

I wonder if Gina will kick him out like the iPone...

https://edition.cnn.com/2023/09/07/i...ban/index.html

[kingbuzzo]

https://futurism.com/the-byte/cybert...iece-flies-off

[KS circutguy]

way overdue....imo

[KS circutguy]

''So Elon wants to build a business that can accommodate a maximum of 32 customers at a time in one of the most expensive places in the world to operate a business. Many of those customers will overstay their welcome watching movies while tying up chargers that are not generating revenue.

Is it just me or do Elon's ideas get dumber each day?''

[mzbk2l]

Originally Posted by KS circutguy

''So Elon wants to build a business that can accommodate a maximum of 32 customers at a time in one of the most expensive places in the world to operate a business. Many of those customers will overstay their welcome watching movies while tying up chargers that are not generating revenue.

Is it just me or do Elon's ideas get dumber each day?''

It's not just you. I saw a headline (didn't read the article) that said his ketamine use is out of control, and that's perhaps the reason for his erratic behavior.

[mzbk2l]

EV fires: you knew somebody would see opportunity where the naysayers see catastrophe.

https://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/ne...-vehicle-fires

Now, there is a new device that punctures holes in an EV's battery, and floods it with water.

"It goes right through it. It's pretty amazing," said Battalion Chief Siler.

Arizona-based Velocity Fire Equipment is calling the device the BEST (Battery Extinguishing System Technology) system. Fire crews would push the device under where the car battery would be, and then, using air pressure, they jam the piercing nozzle through the bottom, and flood it wit water.

"As fast as 15 minutes and 500 gallons of water, the fire is out," said Todd.

[KS circutguy]

500 gallons.lol