Not sure Im ready for one of these ‘internal combustion’ cars I keep hearing about. Until they can sort out the risk of the flammable liquids you have to put in them from catching fire it seems too dangerous and impractical.

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    1 year ago

    While I’m all for electric replacing fossil fuels when it makes sense, this is just smugness. Lithium batteries are objectively just as dangerous to keep inside as a sealed tank of gas. People are rightfully scared of what happens when vape batteries and broken batteries rupture, it’s foolish to pretend that EV batteries don’t face some of the same risks. EV vs. ICE fanboyism isn’t going to get anyone switching, the practical advantages of EVs will.

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    1 year ago

    Not really. Fully mechanical belt/chain driven oil pumps have been around for decades and are extremely reliable. This is just shitty and needless over-engineering.

    Lithium batteries are way, way more dangerous and volatile.

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      Electric oil pumps are not over engineering. They are intended to improve the efficiency of gas engines. They are a desperate attempt to compete with EVs which have less fires than gas vehicles already.