Another reason to stick with petrol.

[Mick_J]

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11834005/Shocking-moment-house-rocked-HUGE-explosion-five-people-rushed-hospital.html

[Hooli]

Boom!

[Dwain Dibley]

I Fly model aircraft, and I saw a demo where a 1 cell battery, about 2cm square, only 3.7 V, was over charged and the flames were 6ft high.
so multiply that by X cells and you get what's in the vid.

Not to be trifled with....

D.D.

[Phill P]

I fly electric model planes and electric rc cars, and yes when those lipos go they really go, this was due to damage via large crash.

[VladTepes]

A fireman said that a normal combustion engine car fire can be extinguished in 20 minutes.
A tesla or other electric car (lithium batteries) fire at LEAST 4 hours, with spontaneous reignition possible for up to 24 hours.
The other major issue is the huge deadly current in the high-voltage circuit.

[Eric GSX1400K3]

A fireman said that a normal combustion engine car fire can be extinguished in 20 minutes.
A tesla or other electric car (lithium batteries) fire at LEAST 4 hours, with spontaneous reignition possible for up to 24 hours.
The other major issue is the huge deadly current in the high-voltage circuit.

not to mention the deadly cocktail of fumes and gases from a LiPo battery fire.

[grog]

Nearly everyday a Lithium fire/explosion on the news here. High daytime temps make it more occurrent they say. Powerbank left in car recently, melted console, seat etc.

[VladTepes]

https://www.9news.com.au/national/breaking-news-escooter-fire-in-logan/ad864a95-5f3e-4493-8a4d-97be7b64497f

[1AW022]

One of my mates was charging his electric scooter ...

[Eric GSX1400K3]

I thought the main cause of lithium battery fires is the use if incorrect chargers? People using older style units for agm, wet cell batteries

[Hooli]

I believe the cells can fail & cause the same issue? or a fault with the internal charging circuity that controls the cells too.

[Batkwaka]

I'm not concerned, in time I'm sure different methods of energy storage will become available, "necessity is the mother of invention".
I went down to Bunbury with my brother in his Tesla and the acceleration off the line is unbelievable, I would like to see the 60' times on the 1/4 mile.
I am absolutely hanging for an electric bike similar to my K1600, I think we are in for some amazing motorcycles in the future.

[Eric GSX1400K3]

Did you make it to Bunbury without a recharge?

[Batkwaka]

Did you make it to Bunbury without a recharge?

And back, about a 400km round trip. We didn't take his older model Tesla, that wouldn't.

[grog]

They sure can move along, had a run with one on 14. I was working hard, he was just sitting back listening to Spotify i reckon.