Neither train departed - on the 9.03pm now and nothing is happening - as per usual Getty g into London easy on the morning, getting back out of London is not worth the money I am paying to #LNER#trains#trainsuk
"Manufacturers deny that EVs have an unfortunate tendency to burst into flames, but fire brigades across the world beg to differ. They have taken to producing an amusing annual calendar with a different Tesla in flames for each month of the year. So frequent are these blazes that the ‘Burning Tesla 2024’ calendar is already full..
In the past couple of years, two huge ships carrying thousands of cars have gone up in flames, apparently because of battery electric vehicles. A fire on board car carrier Felicity Ace in February 2022 led to the vessel sinking in the Atlantic, along with its cargo of 4,000 vehicles. Lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries were cited as a factor in keeping the fire ablaze.
More recently, the Fremantle Highway cargo ship caught fire in the North Sea. It was alleged that batteries in EVs on board had overheated. During the salvage operation, all the cars were washed to remove any chemicals from the fire before they came off the ship. One charred vehicle, in which the fire appeared to be extinguished, actually reignited as it was lowered into the water. Investigators were quick to say: “No fire on board a ro-ro [roll on/roll off] or PCTC [Pure Car Truck Carrier] has been proven to have been caused by a factory-new EV.”
It was the same nothing-to-see-here story with the towering inferno this month at Luton airport. At least 125 flights were cancelled after a huge fire, which started on level three of the airport’s multi-storey car park, caused the entire £20 million structure to collapse. Up to 1,500 vehicles are unlikely to be salvageable.. one witness, who managed to snap a picture of the vehicle that was suspected of causing the fire, which looked very like a Range Rover Evoque. There was none of the thick black smoke you would expect with a diesel fire. Instead, the blaze was focused on the front left seat of the car under which – well, I never! – the lithium-ion battery happens to be located in some hybrid Range Rovers."
A Tesla being (indirectly) blamed for this electric car fire at Heathrow airport, but « subsequent investigations » (it all happened just hours ago 😂) show that a diesel car is at fault! Same scenario as at the major Luton airport fire.
(video shows low flammability of diesel)
Note the previous Express headline on this article about the Heathrow tunnel fire. Miraculously, it's now NOT an electric car and we can all go back to sleep - phew what a relief... 🙄 If anyone was actually there and can confirm one way or another please let me know. #Luton
Passengers travelling to Heathrow have been warned to expect severe delays after an electric vehicle was seen to 'explode' in a tunnel close to the airport terminal.
Another EV bursting into flames.