Hurricane Ian and EV fires

First, please see the two following URLs:

https://licn.typepad.com/my_weblog/2022/07/lithium-ion-fire-traps-john-dunn-consultant-ambertec-pe-pc.htmlhttps://licn.typepad.com/my_weblog/2022/09/megapack-fire-john-dunn-consultant-ambertec-pe-pc.html

Next, please note the text and images below as extracted from this third URL:

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/battling-fires-from-water-damaged-evs-ties-up-resources-in-hurricane-ian-recovery-florida-fire-dept-says/ar-AA12Ir66?cvid=fd034a9b23304df89f303fb4ce48ca95

Further, please note this fourth URL and an extracted image:

Advancements in LED Drivers for Next-Generation Automotive Exterior Lighting09.18.2023

Reducing the Production Cost of Integrated Circuits in the Integration Era09.14.2023

Democratizing Edge AI and ML with a No Code Approach09.12.2023https://www.motorbiscuit.com/flooded-tesla-hurricane-ian-exploding-florida/

Fifth, please see the following response to the Megapack topic as offered by Slobodan Cuk via LinkedIn:

The underlying issue regarding all of the above appears to be that the lithium-ion batteries which were involved in the Megapack fire and those which were involved in a multitude of reported automobile fires in Florida seem unable to tolerate physical insult.

If damaged by mechanical impact or breached by corrosion arising from water exposure, they seem prone to ignition with the ensuing fires being very difficult or nearly impossible to extinguish.

Alternative battery chemistries exist which are not so prone to combustion and there have been study efforts put forth about them, but all of those chemistries seem to exhibit lower energy storage densities which for vehicles, translates into shorter driving ranges.

There are states, including my own, which are now mandating that no new gasoline powered vehicles will be sold as of 2035, thirteen years from now. Meanwhile, the juggernaut of “alternative” vehicle designs goes rushing ahead with absolutely no apparent consideration of any of the downsides which regrettably, DO exist.

Try now to imagine an electrically driven vehicle catching fire during Christmas shopping season in mid-December in midtown Manhattan in front of Macy’s department store during rush hour at six o’clock in the evening.

John Dunnis an electronics consultant, and a graduate of The Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn (BSEE) and of New York University (MSEE).

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