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originally posted by: 727Sky
originally posted by: nickyw
ebikes and escooters are banned from railways here because of the risks they pose.. cars are just bigger risks
I did not know that thanks.. I hope others realize just how dangerous this technology can be.
Avanti West Coast, TransPennine Express and East Midlands Railway have all banned passengers from carrying electric scooters and similar vehicles on their services due to safety concerns.
They are the latest train operators or transport authorities to clamp down on people carrying the machines onboard trains or at stations they operate, citing the fire risk posed by their lithium-ion batteries.
The decisions mean that ten major UK transport operators, including Transport for London and rail firm Northern, have now banned e-scooters. In many cases, the bans also extend to similar machines including e-hoverboards, e-unicycles and e-skateboards.
originally posted by: Silcone Synapse
Listen out for a fizzing/hissing noise!
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Its good to teach kids about that as if something starts making a funny noise,kds may wish to get closer to investigate.
originally posted by: Itisnowagain
a reply to: 727Sky
Did you see the big fire in the multi storey carpark at Luton airport?
All flights at Luton Airport have been suspended until the afternoon after a huge fire ripped through a terminal car park on Tuesday evening.
Flights have been halted until 15:00 BST after the fire at the multi-storey caused the building to suffer a "significant structural collapse".
Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service believes the blaze was accidental and started in a vehicle at about 20:45 BST.
No serious injuries have been reported.
Four firefighters and a member of airport staff were treated for the effects of breathing in smoke.
One witness said he saw an explosion on the roof of the car park followed by a "flame that shot across the car park like a flame thrower".
After that, he saw cars exploding "every few minutes".
Earlier this year, major insurer Aviva rowed back on insuring the Tesla Y Model. A spokesperson told City A.M. the group was “no longer able to offer a policy at renewal” after reviewing its underwriting criteria.
Mark Andrews, insurance director at Altus Consulting, told City A.M. on Monday that John Lewis’s move was “worrying” and shows that “car insurance and particularly EV insurance repairs are becoming so costly that insurers are looking to focus on other markets”.
He argued that EV insurance costs and premiums potentially rising higher than fossil-fuel based cars would create a “barrier” to consumers seeking to move towards cleaner, greener options.
originally posted by: crayzeed
a reply to: Edumakated
Ah but. there is approx 10.5 million electric cars on the roads so 5000 cars burning up is .0021 of that number. Whereas there is approx 1.474 billions gas cars so 225,000 works out to .00000655111111111 of that number. That works out that electric cars are vastly more likely to set afire.