Richard - You asked whether the GEC has any thoughts on the specific dangers of lithium batteries catching fire in EV. You noted among other things that in recent weeks two manufacturers released bulletins telling customers not to park their vehicles in a garage.
I'm not a technical expert, and of course EVs are not part of what will be put before this Town Meeting, but I can offer the following. I understand from an EV owner in town that the bulletin is part of the federal car-safety system working as it should. If the manufacturer detects a possible problem, it sends out an alert called a "recall notice", which may tell you to bring your car in to have something fixed at manufacturer expense, and meanwhile take care in certain ways. Maybe some other LT reader who has received one of these EV notices can fill in here. To put this in perspective, remember that there is some risk associated with any form of stored energy, including a car's fuel tank full of gasoline. We are all familiar from TV and movies of cars being burned up by their own gasoline, and that has actually happened to our family's van. (We all got out in time, no one was hurt.) I think I'll feel very safe in an EV. - Paul Shorb
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