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Old 07-20-2008, 04:18 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Electric Car - What if you crash?
Don't get me wrong, I am all for alternative types of energy/fuel, however I haven't heard much debate about what would happen if someone were to crash in an electric car?
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Old 07-20-2008, 04:26 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Hmm. I'm not sure I understand what you are asking. What concerns do you have, versus having a crash in a gas-powered car?

Well, you'd still need to take it to a mechanic and/or body shop for repairs.
But you wouldn't have to worry about a gas tank explosion.
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Don't get me wrong, I am all for alternative types of energy/fuel, however I haven't heard much debate about what would happen if someone were to crash in an electric car?
It would probably be safer than crashing in a vehicle that is producing thousands of controlled explosions per minute, and is filled with HAZMAT.
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Old 07-20-2008, 05:10 PM   #4 (permalink)
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Hmm. I'm not sure I understand what you are asking. What concerns do you have, versus having a crash in a gas-powered car?

Well, you'd still need to take it to a mechanic and/or body shop for repairs.
But you wouldn't have to worry about a gas tank explosion.
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Is your concern someone being shocked? Believe me, the risks would be far less than the risks of being burned.
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Is your concern someone being shocked? Believe me, the risks would be far less than the risks of being burned.
Not shocked.. The power produced by the electric cars would kill someone instantly.. Not every car accident results in a fire.. (even if the engine is damaged in the accident).
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Don't get me wrong, I am all for alternative types of energy/fuel, however I haven't heard much debate about what would happen if someone were to crash in an electric car?
Direct current is dangerous at high amps, in conventional application of a car battery if you cross the terminals with a conductor the battery can explode. The batteries in an electric car would have to protected in some manner to prevent a direct circuit between terminals or it could be dangerous equal to exploding gas tank.

You can connect batteries together noting the amps of each battery and use them to weld with by connecting welding terminals to the neg-positive terminals without damaging the batteries but if you complete a hard circuit heat builds up rapidly resulting in explosion if the batteries have a full charge.
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