EV are they worth it?

[DiyNutJob]

EV taking out ship. Nasty lithium. Once the fire starts, it doesn't stop. Lithium at home is a major concern for me.

 

[bernardgreen]

E-bike battery fires prompt call for better regulation

A charity says batteries for e-bikes should require third-party approval before being sold in the UK.

www.bbc.co.uk

At long last there is a serious call from the industry for compulsory third party examination of lithium battery systems before they can be certified as safe for use,

 

[DiyNutJob]

I am taking the first steps of throwing out lithium batteries.

 

[mointainwalker]

I am taking the first steps of throwing out lithium batteries.

Down to what level ? Phones - or perhaps only phones with generic rather than genuine batteries ?

 

[DiyNutJob]

Down to what level ? Phones - or perhaps only phones with generic rather than genuine batteries ?

Laptop, palm top, spare batteries, anything non-essential. Can't tell when any of them will ignite.

 

[mointainwalker]

Laptop, palm top, spare batteries, anything non-essential. Can't tell when any of them will ignite.

As far as the first two are concerned, you are reverting to mains only ?

 

[JohnD]

Laptop, palm top, spare batteries, anything non-essential. Can't tell when any of them will ignite.

The number of battery self ignition I have experienced since I started using lithium (about ten years) is zero.

What's yours?

Of all the people I know well enough to tell me, it's also zero.

You?

 

[DiyNutJob]

 

[StephenStephen]

Another random YouTube anti EV ranter...
He's slightly amusing to watch, as long as you don't confuse it with actual information!

 

[DiyNutJob]

He gave reasonable information over the years. That means people will listen. Bad luck for EV owners, the narrative is against them. Personally, I am not against EV's, I am against batteries. They are such a drag on life.

 

[Avocet]

He gave reasonable information over the years. That means people will listen. Bad luck for EV owners, the narrative is against them. Personally, I am not against EV's, I am against batteries. They are such a drag on life.

You prefer the ones they have at fairgrounds with the long stick at the back?

Seems about right...

 

[Avocet]

Another random YouTube anti EV ranter...
He's slightly amusing to watch, as long as you don't confuse it with actual information!

Indeed. I don't think Nutjob has realised that this guy is broadcasting from America where electricity pricing and taxation regimes are somewhat different, but it's OK, because he's "not anti-EV", only anti-battery, so obviously, posting a rant about electricity prices makes perfect sense what with electricity being so much cheaper if it hasn't come out of a battery first...

 

[DiyNutJob]

Indeed. I don't think Nutjob has realised that this guy is broadcasting from America where electricity pricing and taxation regimes are somewhat different, but it's OK, because he's "not anti-EV", only anti-battery, so obviously, posting a rant about electricity prices makes perfect sense what with electricity being so much cheaper if it hasn't come out of a battery first...

You truly have no clue. To charge a battery, certain amount of energy is lost (50%, 75%?). Batteries are bad for the the environment. The energy is lost as heat and causing global warming.

 

[chainsaw_masochist]

He gave reasonable information over the years. That means people will listen. Bad luck for EV owners, the narrative is against them. Personally, I am not against EV's, I am against batteries. They are such a drag on life.

What about the one in your pacemaker? Or is yours the type you wind up?

 

[DiyNutJob]

What about the one in your pacemaker? Or is yours the type you wind up?

I don't have a pacemaker. If I did, I would want a plug-in one.