With the news of Electric cars spontaneously combusting outside of the confines of an internal combustion engine, sometimes repeatedly after being exposed to salt water these questions immediately came to my mind:
- Exactly how much salt water does it take to cause this to happen. Do they have to be flooded, soaked briefly or is an angry ex with a bucket of salt water enough to spell fiery doom for an electric battery?
- If you are an insurance company what kind of rates are you demanding to cover a car with a history of spontaneous combustion. If you are a bank approached to finance such a loan, what kind of coverage are you demanding to protect your investment?
- What is going to happen with communities that went all in on electric school buses. If you are a parent, are you going to feel safe with your kids on such a bus, and how long will it be before we see the first electric school bus go up in flames with a bunch of kids in it? How fast will the virtue signaling city counselors who ordered them run for the hills?
I submit and suggest until there are answers to these questions it might not be a very good idea for the US government to subsidize these vehicles and it is likely an even worse idea for anyone to consider spending tens of thousands of dollars on one them.
Do something more useful with your money, buy a Pinball machine. It’s more likely to appreciate and less likely to go up in flames.
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