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Those batteries did fine until they were no longer segregated from large quantities of salt water... and there's a lot more oxygen in the average car's environment than salt water!
On the other hand, one of the scary things about batteries is how quickly they can dump *all* their energy. If you managed to mix the entire contents of a car's gas tank with the correct amount of air you'd get a gigantic explosion but that's unlikely to happen without a concerted effort. A short-circuit, on the other hand, can result in all the energy contained in a battery pack being "liberated" in a short period of time - which could be disastrous. And a short can happen relatively easily due to an accident or a design fault (imagine a plastic insulator that ages and cracks).
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Eric Law
Current collection:
'12 Audi A4 quattro (self-tuned)
'14 Audi A6 quattro (also self-tuned)
Gone but not forgotten:
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'80 900T 5-door, '81 900T, '86 900S (became a turbo), '86 900 SPG
'86 9000, '97 9000 Aero
A bunch of Audis, '69 Firebird, '64 Toyota Corona (first car, cost $35 and worth every penny)
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Posts in this Thread:
- Fisker Karma fires post Sandy..., Larry West , Fri, 2 Nov 2012 08:15:36
- Re: Fisker Karma fires post Sandy..., William, Sat, 3 Nov 2012 01:19:56
- It's a feature, don't you know ;-), Tim, Fri, 2 Nov 2012 18:56:59
- Re: Fisker Karma fires post Sandy..., Justin VanAbrahams , Fri, 2 Nov 2012 15:20:24
- CAN YOU IMAGING THAT ELECTRIC CARS R DANGEROUS!, saabsince 93b , Fri, 2 Nov 2012 20:55:09
- Re: CAN YOU IMAGING THAT ELECTRIC CARS R DANGEROUS!, Erik919kt, Sat, 3 Nov 2012 16:42:08
- Riiiight, but driving around with 20 gal of gasoline..., Craig, Sat, 3 Nov 2012 14:00:11
- Gasoline is safe when segregated from oxygen, Tim, Sun, 4 Nov 2012 16:42:00
- Well..., ELaw , Mon, 5 Nov 2012 05:27:14 <-- Viewing This Message
- Re: Riiiight, but driving around with 20 gal of gasoline..., Snowmobile , Sat, 3 Nov 2012 18:41:27
- Re: Fisker Karma fires post Sandy..., Name Left Blank, Fri, 2 Nov 2012 14:27:30
- Re: Fisker Karma fires post Sandy..., Brucer, Fri, 2 Nov 2012 09:38:07
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