I'll speak up in support of Bruce. The fact that this junk is showing up
in the media *is* the filter. What I mean is the media believes people
are generally interested in knowing about EV fires, crashes, etc. even
though "we" consider them irrelevant. Given that premise, this is
relevant news.
Let me put this another way. No one wants to hear about a ICE car fire
unless something associated with it is unusual. However, most people
know little about EVs and every bit of info is relevant until people get
used to them. An EV caught fire. Why? Could it happen to me? What are my
chances of survival? Once the public sees that EV fires don't cause
deaths at a higher rate than ICE fires, they'll understand that aspect
and no longer be interested. Hopefully, we'll also find that EV fires
are statistically more rare than ICE fires. Given improving battery
technology, I think that will be the case.
Remember, Bruce is posting not just for us but for an archive of the
history and evolutions of EVs. While "we" may not be interested in every
EV fire, rollover, runaway acceleration, or whatever, this could be
useful when looking back, from the future. One could measure trends and
see the sociological process to EV acceptance. I think Bruce is doing a
fantastic job.
Peri
------ Original Message ------
From: "Mark Abramowitz via EV" <[email protected]>
To: "Electric Vehicle Discussion List" <[email protected]>
Cc: "Mark Abramowitz" <[email protected]>; "brucedp5"
<[email protected]>
Sent: 25-Jan-19 6:10:05 PM
Subject: Re: [EVDL] (use del key, block brucedp email address, 4unwanted
posts) EVcrash: ...
I really hope that you won’t get defensive, but take the comments as
constructive suggestions.
As you yourself point out, these crashes now seem to be nothing more than some
idiot doing something stupid. The value of those posts no longer exists.
I personally find many of your posts interesting, and sometimes of such
importance that it actually gets sent to and is read by those making policy and
spending decisions on EVs - particularly those I advise.
But your filter on what gets sent out should change with the times, and the
facts. Just a suggestion. But if it doesn’t, some may find the signal to noise
ratio dropping too low for their tastes. That would be unfortunate.
My $.02.
I always know that I can just use the delete key.
- Mark
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