• @Lauchs
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    81 year ago

    I’m a fan of EV’s but I was surprised when I read this in the article:

    Toronto Fire Services (TFS) told CBC Toronto that it has responded to 47 fires involving lithium ion batteries this year, 10 of which took place in residential high-rises.

    • @[email protected]
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      121 year ago

      ‘involving’ is a weasel word. If a building is on fire and a battery catches fire and makes it worse, that’s ‘involving’. But that doesn’t mean the battery is to blame. It’s just another accelerant.

    • @Boxtifer
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      61 year ago

      Is this not a tiny, super fraction of a number? The average household probably has 10x lithium batteries around in various things.

      • Fogle
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        51 year ago

        Yeah literally everyone’s phone, and pretty much any wireless speaker or rechargable anything. Vapes, computer accessories, anything.

    • Pxtl
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      21 year ago

      Toronto Fire Services (TFS) told CBC Toronto that it has responded to 47 fires involving lithium ion batteries this year, 10 of which took place in residential high-rises.

      Without clarification that this is specifically related to EVs, this statistic is worthless. I have 7 different devices involving lithium-ion batteries in front of me right now, and none of them are vehicles.