Another one bites the dust - After massive bus fire, CT pulls electric fleet from service
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I don't believe these issues are insurmountable, just that the companies that make these vehicles probably don't want to do what's necessary.
That is to say, it's not enough to try to design the battery system so there will be no fire. They also need to design it to contain a fire. But that requires extra weight and volume that could otherwise be used for a bigger battery to make the bus look more capable.
No. It's not that.
EVs today are what cars of the 1890s were: technically functional but probably more of a pain in the ass than the previous technology (horses) for most situations.
Once making a reliable car became cheap enough to mass produce them, everyone bought one. Hat tip to Henry Ford and all that, but someone would have done it if not for him.
I'm 100% on board with EVs -- just not until it makes sense for me to switch, and we're not even close. I wouldn't want one of the EV cars out there right now if I got it for free -- it's again technically functional but more of a pain in the ass than my gas-powered car.
Governments trying to force this shit right now are evil, asinine, or both.