On this topic, ice not only blowup as posted below, but ice can 'cause' fires.
- http://www.mercedsunstar.com/2013/07/04/3096587/vehicle-fire-ignited-blaze-that.html Vehicle fire ignited blaze that forced electricity shut-off July 4, 2013 By Cathy Locke A vehicle sparked the fire that shut down Highway 50 during the evening commute Monday and resulted in a power outage affecting thousands of El Dorado County [, CA] residents ... "This is why it is so critical for everyone to make sure their vehicles are properly maintained because, as we witnessed (Monday), an improperly maintained [ice] vehicle can have far-reaching consequences," ... fire officials said, the exhaust system can become overtaxed, allowing fuel to enter the exhaust system, which in turn overheats the catalytic converter, which melts and disintegrates as the [ice] car is driven. Pieces of the catalytic converter exit the muffler at about 1,200 degrees and can bounce into dried grass along the edge of roads and start fires. - ... http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/07/02/inside-the-yarnell-arizona-fire-how-it-happened-and-the-questions-still-unanswered.html ... http://www.abc15.com/dpp/news/region_northern_az/other/yarnell-fire-how-you-can-help ... http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/07/02/how-to-help-arizona-fire_n_3533728.html {brucedp.150m.com} On Thu, Jul 4, 2013, at 12:47 PM, Dach Savage wrote: > At point to make next time someone tells you how dangerous EV batteries > are or how worried about EV fires they are to consider the Yarnell Az > fire that is raging right now. I was talking to a FF the other day and > was told that besides the propane BBQs going up that many of the houses > had 2 and 3 ICE gas and diesel vehicles that just exploded and added to > the inferno. In the fullness of time I hope that at least a few of these > are replaced by EVs ... - -- http://www.fastmail.fm - IMAP accessible web-mail _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
