Bet the laptop was made in China too.
Handling Damaged Batteries
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I've got a 67 CJ5 and you are sitting over the tank.
I'd much rather sit over a contained gas tank that a Li-Ion battery waiting to combust.
If we did not have enough to worry anout . . .
Washington Post article, today, noting how Li-ion batteries, including those in EVs, submerged in salt water, could ignite (!). 48 such fires reported in Florida, from Hurricane Helene (!).
Philbert
“When the powerful Milton makes landfall Wednesday night or early Thursday, it’s expected to generate devastating storm surge that could inundate coastal communities with up to 15 feet of saltwater in some areas. Saltwater is corrosive and leaving electric vehicles submerged in it could lead to the large lithium-ion batteries short circuiting and catching fire.
“Anything with those lithium-ion batteries needs to be moved out of the surge zones where it could be exposed to saltwater,” Cathie Perkins, Pinellas County’s emergency management director, said during a Wednesday morning briefing. Lithium-ion batteries are also used to power golf carts, electric bicycles and scooters”
Washington Post article, today, noting how Li-ion batteries, including those in EVs, submerged in salt water, could ignite (!). 48 such fires reported in Florida, from Hurricane Helene (!).
Philbert
“When the powerful Milton makes landfall Wednesday night or early Thursday, it’s expected to generate devastating storm surge that could inundate coastal communities with up to 15 feet of saltwater in some areas. Saltwater is corrosive and leaving electric vehicles submerged in it could lead to the large lithium-ion batteries short circuiting and catching fire.
“Anything with those lithium-ion batteries needs to be moved out of the surge zones where it could be exposed to saltwater,” Cathie Perkins, Pinellas County’s emergency management director, said during a Wednesday morning briefing. Lithium-ion batteries are also used to power golf carts, electric bicycles and scooters”
