Hidden - China's Flagship EVs are Exploding in Huge Numbers

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    • @faithreturns333
      @faithreturns333 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      These EVs are making it to America because in the last year there's been an influx of Chinese citizens coming into the country illegally and sometimes they're coming from Canada and sometimes they're coming from Mexico but many of them are driving through the desert

    • @gial8862
      @gial8862 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      talk about carbon footprint 👣

    • @wisdomleader85
      @wisdomleader85 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      The "wheel falling off" part almost sounds like an antitheft measure from Mr. Bean.

    • @David_Lo_Pan
      @David_Lo_Pan ปีที่แล้ว

      15:05
      China's "highspeed rail" BRI project in Massachusetts constantly catches fire.
      20 years and it's still not complete. It needs National attention and shaming to shut down.
      "East/west rail" is a money pit.

    • @rb26dettnccn
      @rb26dettnccn ปีที่แล้ว +5

      ​@@wisdomleader85That's only because it's a intro model the more expensive ones comes with a detachable steering wheel that you can take with you that's the complete Mr.Bean model 😜

  • @Koala1203
    @Koala1203 ปีที่แล้ว +773

    BYD: Burn Your Dreams 🔥🚘🔥

  • @Shajirr_
    @Shajirr_ ปีที่แล้ว +3013

    From internal combustion engine to spontaneous combustion batteries, what a marvel of technological progress!

    • @oliverreedslovechild
      @oliverreedslovechild ปีที่แล้ว +125

      ICE fires can be extinguished relatively easily. EV fires can burn for days.

    • @rasalasblack
      @rasalasblack ปีที่แล้ว +73

      It's their new weapon. 😱

    • @JeffCaplan313
      @JeffCaplan313 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      Thank Elon

    • @sebastiangeorge7714
      @sebastiangeorge7714 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      nearby a Porsche (ICE) burned completely and the cars next to it i doubt the owner cared that it was put out faster xD

    • @julianprzybysawski8543
      @julianprzybysawski8543 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Ok but the other hundreds / thousands of people driving or walking on the road care

  • @krautworks
    @krautworks 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +93

    The company I used to work at provided testing facilities for the automotive industry, batteries included. The battery tests were conducted in armored, reinforced cargo containers for safety.
    And around a year ago, a battery actually blew up inside one of them. The explosion was violent enough to rip the reinforced door out of the frame and yeet it several meters away. There even were some blow-out panels installed, but the pressure of the explosion was just too much for them to handle.

    • @Dr_Monitor
      @Dr_Monitor หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      Most of those blast-proof enclosures are rated for X amount of pounds of TNT, so if a battery explosion blew it up, the amount of energy behind it must've been insane.

    • @diy_mushroomguy
      @diy_mushroomguy หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Bigger battery, bigger boom.

    • @mikek7625
      @mikek7625 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Should go over well with truckers. They have huge battery cells.

  • @robertsteinbach7325
    @robertsteinbach7325 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +97

    So China invented a flashy EV version of the Ford Pinto that self ignites, no collision in the rear necessary, as a key feature. Hopefully it has other great features like an "all static" AM radio, automatic ejector seats that launch upon collision, self-shredding transmission, motor oil fountain, and auto flattening tires.

    • @michaelcho2095
      @michaelcho2095 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      IT'S A FEATURE!

    • @lifeisstr4nge
      @lifeisstr4nge หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      😂😂😂😂😂😂

    • @lifeisstr4nge
      @lifeisstr4nge หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      All-static LOL! 😂 And it shocks you too!!!

  • @curtcoeurdelion
    @curtcoeurdelion ปีที่แล้ว +1528

    These EV‘s are giving the term internal combustion a whole new meaning.

    • @joelstanhope7231
      @joelstanhope7231 ปีที่แล้ว +134

      I'd rather have an internal combustion engine , than an external combustion engine

    • @0ooTheMAXXoo0
      @0ooTheMAXXoo0 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@joelstanhope7231 Gas cars do both! EVs have neither...

    • @bradw3869
      @bradw3869 ปีที่แล้ว +49

      Going to be renamed intended combustion engines and unintentional combustion engines

    • @20tea
      @20tea ปีที่แล้ว +52

      Spontaneous combustion technology

    • @buildmotosykletist1987
      @buildmotosykletist1987 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      @@0ooTheMAXXoo0 : EV's take 20 minutes to fill and 20 hours to burn out.

  • @WhatAboutZoidberg
    @WhatAboutZoidberg ปีที่แล้ว +2274

    The wild thing is, none of these were accidents, they were all just charging or driving normally. These are massive quality control issues. I work on smart phones and smart devices and know firsthand that you can't mess with Lithium batteries. The thermal runaway will just continue until the energy is used.

    • @PyromancerRift
      @PyromancerRift ปีที่แล้ว +185

      They are not even driving at max speed in the highway, the roads are all flat and well maintained, the batteries should not be bumped around and they should not overheat. this is peak clownery.

    • @jamesabestos2800
      @jamesabestos2800 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Nice Futurama Pic

    • @anon7596
      @anon7596 ปีที่แล้ว +66

      how do you work on smartphones with those claws?

    • @jpmkiv
      @jpmkiv ปีที่แล้ว +17

      You work with pouch cells, not blade or cylindrical..
      1 cell of 4600 shorting should be unnoticeable, as each is fused. Not all packs are equal, they are vastly different.

    • @brazejan1
      @brazejan1 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      What do ppl expect smh

  • @iwasacringeykid9187
    @iwasacringeykid9187 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +74

    I know I'm pretty late but GODDAMN that motorcycle in the elevator had me absolutely mortified for those two... I can't imagine the horror of knowing that thing IS going to explode at ANY moment, you can see the panic setting in on those two poor people...

    • @connorelliott7881
      @connorelliott7881 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      If you look closer you'll actually notice that the second person who entered placed down a battery bank and that's the source of the smoke. It probably produced some kind of sound or smell which is why they both kept staring at it. Still a nightmare scenario

    • @scruffy281
      @scruffy281 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@connorelliott7881 Nightmare is right.

    •  หลายเดือนก่อน

      Stupid is as stupid does

    • @user-uh6lm5wv6n
      @user-uh6lm5wv6n 20 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Who the fuck takes a scooter into a lift

  • @robertdeen8741
    @robertdeen8741 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +132

    This is why I'm very wary about Chinese made Bluetooth ear buds. The thought of the battery exploding or catching fire in my ear is scary.

    • @greigprice5862
      @greigprice5862 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      head in the sand much ya ostrich pmsl

    • @jlleibold1974
      @jlleibold1974 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +17

      Ah crap now you got me thinking about

    • @zacksmith5963
      @zacksmith5963 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@jlleibold1974 source ? Proof ?
      Kindly share ncap ratings

    • @letitiaprincess1125
      @letitiaprincess1125 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Most of Sony ear buds are Made in Malaysia.

    • @zacksmith5963
      @zacksmith5963 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@letitiaprincess1125 nope . From china

  • @emptee2520
    @emptee2520 ปีที่แล้ว +943

    Nailed it. As you’ve said before, once you’ve lived in China for a while, you realize they just chabuduo the **** out of everything. My “luxury” apartment in Beijing looked amazing… for the first few months. It’s only after you’ve lived there for a while that you realize the wood paneling is just stickers, the kitchen sink is only held on with caulk, and the granite flooring in your bedroom starts to crack and break apart because they never leveled the subfloor and used spackel instead of grout. If they’ll cut corners when making baby formula to earn a few extra bucks, then why would it be any different for an EV?

    • @suzannax
      @suzannax ปีที่แล้ว +66

      Face culture leads to danger and disappointment, I guess

    • @Deontjie
      @Deontjie ปีที่แล้ว +109

      We get stunning luxury Chinese car brands here in South Africa. At 75% of established brand's prices. After a few short years these Chinese brands disappear, and a few new brands appear. So no parts, no service.

    • @donm2255
      @donm2255 ปีที่แล้ว +87

      They cut corners on the stuff they build for their own people. Imagine the corners they would cut on a car they are selling in the US?

    • @Joker-Leto
      @Joker-Leto ปีที่แล้ว +14

      stop lying you don't live in China ... and your describing furniture used in America low housing.

    • @donm2255
      @donm2255 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Joker-Leto How much is the CCP paying you to comment?

  • @leokimvideo
    @leokimvideo 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +365

    Made In China really means Remain In China

    • @markmark5269
      @markmark5269 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      People with Thomas The Tank Engine obsession comments don't really count buddy....

    • @hunterhayes8028
      @hunterhayes8028 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@markmark5269people with china obsession comment don't count bud

    • @boyasaka
      @boyasaka 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

      Most of the electrical things u own will be made in China or the internal parts made in China

    • @markmark5269
      @markmark5269 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      @@boyasaka Imagine the OP's house if everything made in China was removed as he requires ....

    • @boyasaka
      @boyasaka 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@markmark5269 it would be empty

  • @EleanorPeterson
    @EleanorPeterson 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +25

    Safety tip: stay upwind of a lithium battery fire. The smoke is seriously toxic. In an enclosed space, don't try to fight the fire - you'll fail - just get outside.

    • @Dr_Monitor
      @Dr_Monitor หลายเดือนก่อน

      Last time I was near a Tesla Model 3 fire, I accidentally caught a breath of the smoke and had trouble breathing for a week afterwards. Even if you're downwind, the smell permeates through the air and stinks like a power station fire.

  • @angiedillman7963
    @angiedillman7963 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

    I have a fireman friend and he told me these electric cars are ridiculously hard to put out, the degrees at which they burn is incredible compared to regular fires..He said water barely works..They need to find something that can put these fires out quickly

    • @sgtaveryjohnson3803
      @sgtaveryjohnson3803 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      How about fossil fuels instead? Those actually WORK

    • @Javiervs258
      @Javiervs258 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      The thing is, there's barely anything flammable inside a car, so for it to catch fire it must be incredibly hot. And the temperature rises due to the energy from the battery, so you can't put it out, it just heats up again until it runs out of charge.

    • @r.gelmers6580
      @r.gelmers6580 6 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@sgtaveryjohnson3803 I would not recommend fossil fuels to put out the fires...

  • @bw9927
    @bw9927 ปีที่แล้ว +757

    I stayed in a Chinese built apartment block in Kenya. It looked like a unmaintained 20 year old building in the UK. Electrics tripping, paint peeling, damp, leaks, broken glass and everything was super low quality. It was in a shocking state and was 2 years old!

    • @fluttzkrieg4392
      @fluttzkrieg4392 ปีที่แล้ว

      To think some people actually believe China won't only do the cheapest bottom of the barrel construction projects possible for their African "allies".

    • @drifter4training
      @drifter4training ปีที่แล้ว +76

      Hmm tofu dreg building

    • @mylesgray3470
      @mylesgray3470 ปีที่แล้ว +110

      All part of the plan as they can re-build it on year 5 and boost the GDP numbers. Horrible strategy for the environment.

    • @theowink
      @theowink ปีที่แล้ว +37

      Ramen quality

    • @NoName-mi8bm
      @NoName-mi8bm ปีที่แล้ว

      U wonder what Kenyan government sold the chines to get such a great deal. Was it an airport, was it mineral rights or was it a land for future military build up.

  • @haukesattler446
    @haukesattler446 ปีที่แล้ว +352

    The new "onboard crematory" feature was added to address the formerly long waiting times in funeral homes.

    • @numbzinger350
      @numbzinger350 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      The convenience factor is outstanding!

    • @sonialelii9038
      @sonialelii9038 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      LOLOL

    • @grumpynanny7402
      @grumpynanny7402 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      I nearly had a urine accident by laughing😂😂

    • @bittermochi259
      @bittermochi259 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      😂

    • @Ephmral
      @Ephmral ปีที่แล้ว +13

      For those that love their cars and want to take them into the afterlife.

  • @Anhemnnn33editor
    @Anhemnnn33editor 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +27

    The older Tesla from 2012-2013 also catch on fire but when Tesla heard about that, they put a massive titanium cover to protect the battery and a really big fan to help the battery cool down when overheat! Chinese brand don't have these!!!!

    • @GAZZA55
      @GAZZA55 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      no the chinese fans are crap as well.

  • @nv1493
    @nv1493 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +87

    Good to see Chinese manufacturing is still at high quality levels.

    • @JonySmith-bb4gx
      @JonySmith-bb4gx 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Someone is jealous

    • @dnacannotchange
      @dnacannotchange 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      The explode on purpose it's all part of the plan..... Sodium batteries don't burn but they won't use them because that's part of the plan.....

    • @patrickt49
      @patrickt49 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

      @@JonySmith-bb4gx Jealous of what exactly?

    • @BagishAstro
      @BagishAstro 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      you're a bot, in every comment ​@@JonySmith-bb4gx

    • @alapaticornell4391
      @alapaticornell4391 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

      Jealous of Tofu cars & Tofu everything ha.ha.❤ u both 🇹🇼 & 🇭🇰🎉🎉

  • @Johnsmith69448
    @Johnsmith69448 ปีที่แล้ว +425

    The billion dollar battery recall by Hyundai and GM was caused by the Chinese plant where LG Chem was building the batteries.
    Batteries built by LG outside China were ok, but all the batteries built in China had to be replaced because of a manufacturing defect

    • @MeiinUK
      @MeiinUK ปีที่แล้ว +15

      GM has such a great reputation.. China is killing these good companies... This is absolutely absurd !!!.... Chi sin. It takes around a good 5 years to train a low level manager.... The pay is similar regardless of levels.. but the importance is actually the qualities. And they even rate them on performances by being truthful...

    • @LMB222
      @LMB222 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      "defect", lol! Chabuduo more likely.

    • @monty4336
      @monty4336 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      No way! The Chinese cutting safety measures for profit? Say it isn't so.

    • @LMB222
      @LMB222 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      ​@@monty4336 for profit? It would be half more acceptable if it were for profit. Instead, it is mere laziness.

    • @gial8862
      @gial8862 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      imagine how pollutant all these batteries are. And the poor slaves mining for the batteries; all wasted. burned.

  • @PrimarchBentley
    @PrimarchBentley ปีที่แล้ว +413

    What gets me on a lot of these, are the jets of flame shooting out. It's not just the vehicle itself, but a threat to other vehicles and even people around them.

    • @Miyuki2319
      @Miyuki2319 ปีที่แล้ว +66

      The radiant heat from one electric car is sufficient to break the seal on the battery in another electric car parked next to it, creating a chain reaction of igniting cars. It will be very exciting to see when a parking structure is full of enough of these for the whole thing to go off.

    • @ironknightgaming5706
      @ironknightgaming5706 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      @@Miyuki2319 So like GTA? lol

    • @FukaiKokoro
      @FukaiKokoro ปีที่แล้ว +26

      Unfortunately telsa has this problem too. I'm obviously not justifying anything. It's just something to be aware of.

    • @BlackRain_
      @BlackRain_ ปีที่แล้ว

      That happened because of covid. Spontaneous combustion. Official CCP disclosure. Lock down all the serfs in response.

    • @joseglenn20
      @joseglenn20 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      That's Molten Lithium and alumium holy S*7t.

  • @patrickchubey3127
    @patrickchubey3127 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +34

    I was considering buying an electric bike, but then I started to hear about those things just bursting into flames, and since I'd be keeping it in my garage, that means if it caught fire, it would burn down our house, maybe at night with me and the missus asleep. I gave up the idea and just got a normal 21 speed bike for our mountain roads. The fact that manufacturers AND the media are keeping this quiet is not only disgusting, it's potential murder.

    • @johnhanek167
      @johnhanek167 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I hear ya. My bike is 3 x 8....and I only ever use 8 gears on flat ground.

    • @swecreations
      @swecreations 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Well loads of those reports are extremely overblown. If one e-bike catches on fire it will make national news, while a gasoline car fire will barely even make the local news. In reality they're extremely safe, and all of the electric bikes that *have* caught fire have always been home-built ones or super cheap Chinese ones bought from sites like Wish.

  • @No-uc6fg
    @No-uc6fg 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    The biggest issue with EVs catching fire, is that it's mainly a metal fire, from the batterypack, rather than a "conventional" fire from all the other parts inside. Lithium fires in particular CANNOT be put out by water, and in fact, adding water speeds up the thermal runaway, as the lithium reacts with water and explodes, which stimulates the rest of the battery to burn harder, which exposes it to more water, etc.
    EV batteries are so large that you'd need a full shipping container to put out their metal fire, cause you need like 6 kilos of anhydrous salt in a specialized extinguisher to put out an 800g metal fire, let alone a several hundred kilos worth.

  • @jxxxxx44
    @jxxxxx44 ปีที่แล้ว +336

    This is why Japanese automakers are "behind" in the EV game. They have to make sure that the technology they're putting in their cars actually WORKS, instead of, you know, catching fire.

    • @wes773105333
      @wes773105333 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      Toyota is developing Hydrogen electric technology because they see it as more viable than batteries. Once Toyota brings an EV to the US and its been out a few years, I might consider getting one.

    • @jxxxxx44
      @jxxxxx44 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      @@wes773105333 the BZ4X is a solid first attempt by Toyota imo. People complain about the range and all but, who actually drives more than 200 miles on a daily basis?

    • @hycoperosity5843
      @hycoperosity5843 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Japan ev's brought down a cargo ship.

    • @lucasward9506
      @lucasward9506 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      @@hycoperosity5843 most ev's exposed to the same conditions would catch fire. There is a reason they're starting to ban them from ships.

    • @0ooTheMAXXoo0
      @0ooTheMAXXoo0 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@wes773105333 Their first EV had to be recalled because the wheels fall off. Toyota head of engineering recently said they tore down a Model Y and is saying Tesla engineering and manufacturing is lightyears above Toyota... A "symphony of engineering and manufacturing" is a quote. So far Ford, VW and Toyota have said that they are far behind Tesla in technology and manufacturing...

  • @khalidalali186
    @khalidalali186 ปีที่แล้ว +93

    Dude, my Chinese made shaving machine blew up whilst being charged for the very first time. It literally blew up, and I didn’t even get to use it, not even once. That’s $70 down the drain. My previous German-made (Braun)shaving machine, lasted from 2009-2022.

    • @briandbeaudin9166
      @briandbeaudin9166 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Chinese made hand grenade cleverly disguised as a shaving machine!
      (After stealing your money, they didn't want to leave any witnesses behind!)

    • @HEMI345S
      @HEMI345S ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Good it didn't go in self destruction mode while on use on your head 😂😂😂

    • @Vsm426
      @Vsm426 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Why did you even bought a Chinese one anyway?

    • @seymorefact4333
      @seymorefact4333 ปีที่แล้ว

      🔥🔥🔥 Tesla Tesla Tesla is now being used as a weapon🔥🔥🔥 The USA military is driving Tesla into enemy bunkers, tanks, silos, and dropping Tesla from B52s!🔥🔥🔥

    • @-EJ-
      @-EJ- ปีที่แล้ว

      Better for it blow up charging than while it’s on your face

  • @DrunkenXiGinPing
    @DrunkenXiGinPing 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +21

    You get what you paid for … you paid for a metal moving coffin, and you got it !

  • @jamescps8799
    @jamescps8799 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    You are saving lives with this video here!

  • @andrewstewart9063
    @andrewstewart9063 ปีที่แล้ว +308

    The self heating feature looks pretty cool. Maybe not in summer.

    • @LostCylon
      @LostCylon ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Such a nasty comment, I like it :p

    • @cheecharron1244
      @cheecharron1244 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Useful for some barbecuin' as well!

    • @LostCylon
      @LostCylon ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@cheecharron1244 China is expected to have food rationing shortly. ''Long pork'' might be the way to go, especially since most of the organs have already been removed, and they have millions in jails ready to be ''harvested''.

    • @BustLoca
      @BustLoca ปีที่แล้ว

      @@LostCylon you're encouraging the Chinese courts to hand out more death sentence

    • @smartypants4571
      @smartypants4571 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@LostCylon To any " real " cannibal , " long pork " is symbolic of human flesh !

  • @Gordies
    @Gordies 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +161

    As a former Base Fire Officer in the Australian military, I am gobsmacked at these well meaning but silly people standing so close to burning cars, with the very real possible of a massive explosion or burning liquid electrolyte under pressure, shooting out from under the car, engulfing everything, and every one, in its path...🐼🐼

    • @joerosen5464
      @joerosen5464 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

      Forgive them. Just 30 years ago those well meaning but silly people were totally unfamiliar with any other transportation technology than their government-issued black bicycle.😉

    • @BiggieTrismegistus
      @BiggieTrismegistus 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      I think part of it comes down to ignorance on their part; they don't realize how dangerous it is to stand that close. Another part is that outside the West many people seem to care less about safety in general. They're way more accepting of danger even when they know fully well how dangerous something is.

    • @user-db1tj2yv1c
      @user-db1tj2yv1c 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Google the BYD Blade Battery puncher test aka they drill trhoug the battery and ZERO FIRE....

    • @torte007
      @torte007 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Not to mention the toxic smoke

    • @radiomanze1296
      @radiomanze1296 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Imagine the toxicity of the smoke

  • @haydenclark8036
    @haydenclark8036 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

    We have Chinese EV's on the road in the UK. They are branded "MG", but that's just a badge now for SAIC. Not heard about fires yet. Perhaps they are a little more careful about the ones they export?

    • @GAZZA55
      @GAZZA55 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      MG.(mans garbage)

  • @dawnobrien1968
    @dawnobrien1968 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Fantastic content on all your podcasts. Well done!

  • @randomnik70
    @randomnik70 ปีที่แล้ว +358

    When I was a child I wanted a big house like in American movies, with a big garage integrated. Now with all these EVs I want my garage to be a free-standing structure at least 10 meters away.

    • @hamyncheese
      @hamyncheese ปีที่แล้ว +30

      you should always want your garage to be freestanding and NOT at the front of the house Attached garages (at the front of the house) are a result of poor design and building practices starting in the early 70's.

    • @randomnik70
      @randomnik70 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      @@hamyncheese Yes but convenient when there is bad weather and cold outside :)

    • @userequaltoNull
      @userequaltoNull ปีที่แล้ว +19

      @@randomnik70 Also much safer from criminals.

    • @user-sm3xq5ob5d
      @user-sm3xq5ob5d ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Just park your car in the swimming pool.

    • @IRLSuperb
      @IRLSuperb ปีที่แล้ว

      @@user-sm3xq5ob5d water is not effective at stopping lithium battery fires. So believe it or not even parking your car in the swimming pool wouldn’t stop the battery from overheating soon as you take the car out of the water it would combusting fire. Don’t believe me Google how much water is necessary to put out an EV fire 🔥

  • @savyor1839
    @savyor1839 ปีที่แล้ว +527

    I was on the firefighting team as part of my job on a ferry in 2021-22. Our gravest fear was having an EV catch fire on the car deck, as we wouldn’t be able to extinguish it, despite having the newest high-fog, foaming agents, and enormous fire pumps. We would always park them by the ramp, joking that they’d go overboard if they caught fire (impossible btw). Thankfully never happened and the company no longer allows EVs onboard.

    • @amduser86
      @amduser86 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      actually here in europe they just put in them in container filled with water and wait for about 2 weaks .....

    • @wandameadows5736
      @wandameadows5736 ปีที่แล้ว +62

      @@amduser86 The amount of stupidity around the EV Religion is insane.

    • @mikzpwnz_3199
      @mikzpwnz_3199 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      ​@@wandameadows5736 to the point where countries are banning the sale of other vehicles in the near future. Can't see any problems there in terms of incentive to solve the problem.

    • @blueocean2510
      @blueocean2510 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Denmark is able to deal with EV as they have Fully Electric Ferries, Ellen, Norway , Sweden.

    • @davelees8022
      @davelees8022 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Hi, so best not park it in an internal garage then?

  • @johncarnett2668
    @johncarnett2668 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I think this needs to be emphasized: The electric vehicle industry in the United States and particularly Europe is very well regulated. Electric vehicles in the aforementioned countries are relatively rare. It’s pretty much China and other corner-cutting countries that have electric vehicle fires with such regularity.

  • @Henrikbuitenhuis
    @Henrikbuitenhuis 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Thanks so much for the video and info

  • @l3lackoutsMedia
    @l3lackoutsMedia ปีที่แล้ว +520

    The biggest problem is that even when you constantly lower the temperature of the fire with water the shorted battery will continue to discharge rapidly until it simply cannot any more. And heat will probably fuse together more and more parts of the battery until everything is shorted. My god imagine a mass crash in a tunnel in a world with the majority being electric cars that would be absolutely deadly.

    • @jkn6644
      @jkn6644 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      Few years ago a diesel car started to burn in Norwegian airport parking hall. Several gas tanks exploded destroying that section of parking hall. Several EVs burned, but not a single battery burned. Accident in a tunnel full of EVs would much less serious than with gas cars. Hydrogen cars would make it much worse.

    • @Shaylok
      @Shaylok ปีที่แล้ว +10

      You just made a very sobering point. That would be a very nasty domino effect.

    • @adamrak7560
      @adamrak7560 ปีที่แล้ว +55

      @@jkn6644 EVs with safer batteries would. But in China they use the least safe chemistries.
      Those chemistries emit oxygen gas in significant quantities when they burn, so the graphite and metal electrodes also catch fire. Metal+graphite fire is no joke!

    • @finish_my_projects
      @finish_my_projects ปีที่แล้ว +4

      ​@@adamrak7560 there is no safer battery

    • @0ooTheMAXXoo0
      @0ooTheMAXXoo0 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Gasoline burns more easily and you are most likely carrying 2-3 times more energy in the gasoline than in the battery. I would be far more worried about such a crash happening with gas cars. Much more likely to spread from car to car with the explosive flames from gasoline vs heat but mostly contained for batteries.

  • @KanalFrump
    @KanalFrump 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +247

    the horizontal flame thrower mode is quite impressive. I heard they had primitive propane versions of those as carjacker deterrents in Johannesburg, but those were intentional and only worked in small bursts.

    • @RONNIEJNZN
      @RONNIEJNZN 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      Seen those too, lol.

    • @nozzledrich
      @nozzledrich 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Some great vids of flame fried SA thugs. Funny shit, asses on fire and their heads are catching, swatting themselves like they're dancing the macarena🎆 LOL

    • @martdod
      @martdod 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      Wonder how much the subscription for flame thrower mode is? 🤔

    • @islamisthetruewaytogod6812
      @islamisthetruewaytogod6812 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Hello ! May Allah protect and guide you to his light and happiness in this life and the hereafter, God bless, Ameen. Excuse me for giving a little presentation of Islam, because it is very misunderstood nowadays, especially on those « Antichrist's » times, where media and politics are mixed to distort history and truth. And terrorists (puppets of the Antichrist) who misinterpret verses, out of ignorance and political motivations, and take them out of historical context (just like radical atheists do by the way), don't help either. Thank you very much for your time.
      Islam is an arabic word that means the Surrender to the One and Only God, our Creator, Protector, Provider, who gives us life and all that we have, we are safe and sound by his will and grace, we are His and to Him we return, and we have to thank him in this trial life by submitting to him by our free will, or later in the Day of judgment when it's too late to save our own skin. Islam was the original Religion descended to earth from heaven with Adam and Eve (peace and blessing be upon them) in the beginning of humanity. and was passed to people with the succession of the 124 000 prophets and 315 messengers of God to all nations and civilizations since, passing by Noah, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Ismaël, Joseph, Moses, Aaron, Joshua, David, Solomon and Jesus (Peace and blessing be upon them) during the history of mankind, the last replaces and completes the previous, until the succession of the last messenger of God fourteen centuries ago, Muhammad (Peace and blessing be upon him) to complete the noble morals of all mankind, to bring humans and jinns out of darkness into light, and to purify people's religion and belief from corruption and polytheism, and return it to purity and true monotheism, like it was in the times of the prophets (Peace and blessing be upon them).
      Many Religions that we know nowadays, at their beginning were true and under Islam, initiated by one of the prophets of God, but their original teachings, history and scriptures have been corrupted over time with falsification and polytheism, or lost and replaced with false ones. That's why Islam is the only Religion accepted by God nowadays, which consists in bearing witness that there is no god besides Allah (God in Aramaic, the original language of Jesus and the Gospel), and that Muhammad is His servant and messenger, just like Jesus and Moses and others are His servants and messengers. Never a messenger of God said he was God or literally son of God, it was the people after him who changed the words of God and corrupted the Religion. God is unique and absolute, He does not need to have a family and sons or to associate anyone else with His kingdom, He can simply create whatever He wants, everything belongs to Him, and to Him everything will return. Allah said in Surah Al-Mu’minun : “God has never begotten a son, nor is there any god besides Him. Otherwise, each god would have taken away what it has created, and some of them would have gained supremacy over others. Glory be to God, far beyond what they describe. The Knower of the hidden and the manifest. He is exalted, far above what they associate. (91-92 / Translated by ITANI).
      Allah means the one and only God, the God of all prophets and creatures, the creator of the universe and mankind, and the Master of the Day of judgment, where our destiny, Hell or Paradise, is decided based on our faith and deeds in this trial life, and above all, Allah's mercy.
      Allah said in Surah Al-Ikhlas : In the name of God, the Gracious, the Merciful.
      Say, “He is God, the One. God, the Absolute. He begets not, nor was He begotten. And there is none comparable to Him.” (1-4 / Translated by ITANI).
      Allah said in Surah An-Nisa : O FOLLOWERS of the Gospel! Do not overstep the bounds [of truth] in your religious beliefs, and do not say of God anything but the truth. The Christ Jesus, son of Mary, was but God's Apostle - [the fulfilment of] His promise which He had conveyed unto Mary - and a soul created by Him. Believe, then, in God and His apostles, and do not say, "[God is] a trinity". Desist [from this assertion] for your own good. God is but One God; utterly remote is He, in His glory, from having a son: unto Him belongs all that is in the heavens and all that is on earth; and none is as worthy of trust as God. Never did the Christ feel too proud to be God's servant, nor do the angels who are near unto Him. And those who feel too proud to serve Him and glory in their arrogance [should know that on Judgment Day] He will gather them all unto Himself: (171-172 / Translated by Muhammad Asad).
      Allah the Most Merciful said in Surah Ali-Imran : Behold, the only [true] religion in the sight of God is [man's] self-surrender unto Him; and those who were vouchsafed revelation aforetime took, out of mutual jealousy, to divergent views [on this point] only after knowledge [thereof] had come unto them. But as for him who denies the truth of God's messages - behold, God is swift in reckoning!
      Thus, [O Prophet,] if they argue with thee, say, "I have surrendered my whole being unto God, and [so have] all who follow me!" - and ask those who have been vouchsafed revelation aforetime, as well as all unlettered people, "Have you [too] surrendered yourselves unto Him?" And if they surrender themselves unto Him, they are on the right path; but if they turn away - behold, thy duty is no more than to deliver the message: for God sees all that is in [the hearts of] His creatures.
      Verily, as for those who deny the truth of God's messages, and slay the prophets against all right, and slay people who enjoin equity - announce unto them a grievous chastisement.
      It is they whose works shall come to nought both in this world and in the life to come; and they shall have none to succour them.
      (19-22 / Translated by Muhammad Asad)..
      Salam (Peace) -------------

    • @goodbarbenie5477
      @goodbarbenie5477 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      How I miss them olde days, when everything worked in S. A. Hahaa... I would absolutely loved to see them flame throwers back in action.. Hah

  • @joezeit7391
    @joezeit7391 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    keep a couple a large sacks of rice in the trunk, at least you walk away with some fried rice.

  • @Nandan_Singh.
    @Nandan_Singh. ปีที่แล้ว +169

    There is a saying in Hindi (🇮🇳) about Chinese stuff in India i.e "Chala to Chand taak nhi to saam taak" which translates to 'If it works, It will work till the distance of moon (Basically if luck favours, The Chinese stuff will work for years) but if its fails, It will work till evening'. 😂😂. Very apt. explanation.

    • @CCxKiller13
      @CCxKiller13 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Proudly made in China

    • @IndiaAgainstSlaveryIAS
      @IndiaAgainstSlaveryIAS ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Hahaha well said brother... Bilkul sahi dialogue hai

    • @ClockworksOfGL
      @ClockworksOfGL ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Indeed, and I first heard the term “‘export quality” used in south Asian to describe Chinese products. It turns out the Chinese junk we get the in US - export quality - is far better than the stuff they sell domestically. Now if you excuse me, I’m gonna go watch a movie on my Pony brand TV.

    • @ioanbotez7128
      @ioanbotez7128 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ClockworksOfGL export quality was a thing in all of the so called communist states. When you were bribing your doctor to give you the treatment you were technically guaranteed by law, the ones most likely to ensure you got a decent treatment were packs of real coffee smuggled from Germany, jeans, or export quality clothes. They were so much better than the domestic ones it wasn't even funny.

    • @ethanhu4960
      @ethanhu4960 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ClockworksOfGL wdym chinese junk, apple, tesla and a bunch of other companies all produce their products in China

  • @benjamintherogue2421
    @benjamintherogue2421 ปีที่แล้ว +407

    The thing is, it's not just an electrical fire. It's a metal fire. The metals in the battery actually catch fire. You do not want to mess around with metal fires. They are insanely intense.

    • @ctpctp
      @ctpctp ปีที่แล้ว +32

      The lithium in the batteries are turning moisture in the air into Lithium Hydroxide, Hydrogen gas, and heat. The Lithium itself doesn't ignite, but it produces a whole lot of good fuel.

    • @benjamintherogue2421
      @benjamintherogue2421 ปีที่แล้ว +45

      @@ctpctp The lithium is undergoing a thermal reaction to produce lithium hydroxide. In laymen's terms, it's burning. It's going to be distinction without a difference when your entire car, including the frame, is on fire.

    • @jennifercampbell8939
      @jennifercampbell8939 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      Sounds like riding around inside an electric arc furnace. 🤔

    • @prophet1782
      @prophet1782 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@ctpctp Sure does.

    • @BobSmith-ew5oi
      @BobSmith-ew5oi ปีที่แล้ว

      An the colbolt in fire fumes a creature from hell.Any skin contact can cause a semi permanent disabling effect and a major danger to first res ponders.

  • @fromroots
    @fromroots 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thanks for sharing!

  • @andykeri8370
    @andykeri8370 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    EV fires are suppressed and censored by the media. Question ? Why ?

  • @Polecat54941
    @Polecat54941 ปีที่แล้ว +887

    Nice to see EV's saving the planet and reducing pollution.

    • @Jojohumf
      @Jojohumf ปีที่แล้ว +59

      This was an advert for why electric cars in their current state will never be successful. Just imagine a shopping centre car park full with electric cars. The whole block would have to be evacuated

    • @tommas2674
      @tommas2674 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      lol

    • @atropa6053
      @atropa6053 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      The quality inspectors be like there is some fire but its within the allowed fire limit

    • @Starrhunt
      @Starrhunt ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Nice swimming pool baths left over from extraction. 😂😂😂😂. Mother Nature retaliating😂😂😂

    • @wandameadows5736
      @wandameadows5736 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      It's the thought that counts.

  • @richardstamper5630
    @richardstamper5630 ปีที่แล้ว +625

    Stick with me for a moment while I explain something. I used to import computer mice, I mean by the container load. We would start by ordering some samples which we tested and noted the components. Satisfied that they worked we would order an initial batch of 3,000 pieces. When they arrived we would test those mice but guess what, the internals were nothing like the samples that we signed off. Sure they looked the same and they also worked but when confronted the factories response was "what's your problem, they are the same thing. We use other components when there's a short supply". This video 100% explains the truth about Chinese manufacturing, it's like an ants nest of small companies supplying bigger ones and they will take short cuts without you knowing. I don't know why you electric reviewers out there keep banging on about their design, their construction and their reliability? It's all smoke and mirrors.

    • @MeiinUK
      @MeiinUK ปีที่แล้ว +14

      This is why the EU and the USA is keep saying things like "go green"... as in..."take the rubbish from china and start manufacturing to create a better quality item " etc.... THAT is what they are saying now. Some people have started to do just that. Others not so much...

    • @glowiever
      @glowiever ปีที่แล้ว

      it's pretty much known the chinese worship wealth and will screw you over for it

    • @wawaweewa9159
      @wawaweewa9159 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Yeh I bought a cheap wireless mice the shit would keep losing signal and freeze was a chineese one

    • @wilsonh9145
      @wilsonh9145 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Why iPhones made in China have no such problems?
      Any chance money talks? He who pays calls!
      My experience is, Walmart merchandisers mandates product tiers to the market, product life related to target customer groups with targeted enduser price !
      Sometimes engineered for shorter product life, even pay for higher exfactory price.

    • @Renwoxing13
      @Renwoxing13 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@wilsonh9145
      *That is different, so different that idk if your just playing dumb or not !*
      Apple does not *F Around* & They *Sure As F* Don’t Let The 🇨🇳 *Chinese* 🇨🇳 Manufacturers / *COMPONENT ASSEMBLERS F AROUND* , They of Course Had to Learn THIS the Hard Way, But They Did Learn !
      *Only Two Companies* Are *ALLOWED* To Manufacture IPhones -
      ⚫️ *PEGATRON*
      - *&* -
      ⚫️ *FOXCONN*
      *BOTH* of These Companies Are 🇹🇼 *TAIWANESE* 🇹🇼 *Owned & Operated !¡!*
      *NEVERMIND THE FACT* That Many of The (Critical, Sensitive, & Delicate) Components Are *Pre-Fabricated* & Then Sent to These Companies For Additional Manufacturing & *ASSEMBLY* ! ~~~
      *NO* , The Important Point Is That These 🇹🇼 *TAIWANESE* 🇹🇼 Companies Know *EXACTLY* What They Are Doing & What Needs To Be Done.
      On Top of ThIS Is That - They Know *EXACTLY* What The Mainlanders Are Like, Exactly What BS They Will Try To Pull if Given Half A Chance, & *EXACTLY* How To Keep Their 🇨🇳 *Chinese* 🇨🇳 Employees *IN LINE, UNDER THEIR THUMB, & UNABLE TO CAUSE HARM UNDER SUCH TIGHT CONTROL !¡!*
      ⚫️ *SO DON’T PLAY DUMB !¡! THE ONLY REASON THEIR ISN’T TROUBLE IN THAT PARTICULAR INDUSTRY & A FEW OTHERS, IS BECAUSE THEY ARE UNDER TIGHT CONTROL, SURVEILLANCE, & HAVE STRICT OVERSEERS WHO ARE BASICALLY PRISON GUARDS PROTECTING THE COMPANY FROM THESE SHIESTY, SHADY, & CORRUPT* 🇨🇳 *CHINESE* 🇨🇳 *!!! ¡¡¡ !!!*
      👁‍🗨 *You Know It & I Sure As 5H1T Know It, & If You a truly Did Not Know at his Grim Reality, Then NOW YOU DO !¡!*
      ➖ *They Can NOT Be Trusted. So The* 🇨🇳 *CHINESE* 🇨🇳 *Employees Require* 🇹🇼 *Taiwanese* 🇹🇼 *Overseers, Guards, & Basically As An Internal Police For The Factory z owners !l!*
      😆😂🤣 🇨🇳 *CHINESE* 🇨🇳 *Can’t Even Be Trusted As Guard Dogs Against Their Fellow Countrymen Because They Are The Type To Raid The HenHouse !l! ¡¡¡ !!! HA-HA-HA !¡! ¡!¡ !¡!* 🤣😂😆

  • @Swingman7000
    @Swingman7000 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    China misunderstood the assignment. They thought EV ment Explosive Vehicle

  • @MG3-Hybrid
    @MG3-Hybrid 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    12:20 1 am very impressed there are so many fire extinguishers available ...obviously learning from all the previous similar fires.

  • @seven7ns
    @seven7ns ปีที่แล้ว +143

    In the Netherlands there are communal underground garages where it is not allowed to park EVs. That in response to a serious fire caused by a T....A where at least 50 other cars were completely burned out.

    • @richardmeo2503
      @richardmeo2503 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      A disaster just waiting to happen

    • @Josh-kp8si
      @Josh-kp8si ปีที่แล้ว

      And the useful dummies who worship Tesla would say "See... ICE cars are 50x more likely to catch fire!"

    • @SoulTouchMusic93
      @SoulTouchMusic93 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      a fire that big could endanger the building itself. the thing could collapse and have it kill loads of people.

    • @MaticTheProto
      @MaticTheProto ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@richardmeo2503 not necessarily. Only the cheapskate companies like tesla are really prone to that

    • @Cap_management
      @Cap_management ปีที่แล้ว +5

      So you can park there with hunderds of litres of gasoline but cant park there with EV? Sounds logical.

  • @BrUSomania
    @BrUSomania ปีที่แล้ว +550

    I sometimes work in tunnels here in Europe. In general, only diesel-fueled vehicles are allowed inside the tunnel as diesel doesn't ignite as much as gasoline; and this is also the reason why especially EVs are NOT allowed inside a tunnel under construction.

    • @antlerman7644
      @antlerman7644 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      That's really interesting bro thanks your your insight

    • @Nutmeg142
      @Nutmeg142 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      I remember that horrible Mont Blanc Tunnel Fire. I can imagine they don’t want to repeat that.

    • @letsdothis9063
      @letsdothis9063 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      We would use diesels powered by propane in tight spaces. It produces much less exhaust.

    • @garryli2030
      @garryli2030 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Diesel is also very fuel saving too.

    • @Crosshatch1212
      @Crosshatch1212 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@garryli2030there is synthetic ,and it works very well ,

  • @noigardner7068
    @noigardner7068 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Thanks for your reports I'm driving German's car loving it to see your podcasts that's very scary to me. Stay safe and be Awesome 😮from Australia

  • @user-jv8yz6vb3u
    @user-jv8yz6vb3u หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    This happens almost every day in China. Some of them spontaneously combust in stores selling single items.

  • @jbcz5166
    @jbcz5166 ปีที่แล้ว +109

    I overheard a Chinese man ask about a certain Japanese brand and where it's products are made. When the employee said made in China the Chinese man left. 😂

    • @honganlam2036
      @honganlam2036 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      😂😂😂🙏🙏🙏

    • @zerohero5753
      @zerohero5753 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      That man has seen some things

    • @MeiinUK
      @MeiinUK ปีที่แล้ว +3

      LOL.... I mean.. I recently bought a VERY old... brand of malt sugar.. even THAT was SO diluted it was surreal?!!?! I bet that, some small local companies have been bought out a lot... and then asset stripped to the point that.. they use those companies and those money to fill in their glorified projects or whatever. I bet that this is what had been going on. Cos I cannot for the life of me think... why isn't these malt sugar tastes as strong any more. I bet it is one of those "I will dilute one single real one,into 10 fake ones to sell on Amazon".... kind of sh!tty scam. People are way too obsessed with money these days... It's just... sigh...

    • @zhuanzhenfan
      @zhuanzhenfan ปีที่แล้ว

      There must be a limit to nonsense, a pitiful person living under the media that takes out of context and smears China

  • @reeeonidus8665
    @reeeonidus8665 ปีที่แล้ว +175

    The front end damage distorting the door and cab of the BYD in the multiple car accident is EXTREMELY concerning for anyone who knows even a little bit about the impact safety testing done on new vehicles, especially when the airbags failed too.

    • @lokelaufeyson9931
      @lokelaufeyson9931 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      if the airbags wont deploy its a failed test and the car is not allowed to be sold here locally, that in the one if not one of the top requirements to get a ok to be sold

    • @donm2255
      @donm2255 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Tesla showed a video of crash tested vehicle that you could sill open and close the door. Meaning of course the crash had very little impact on the passenger cabin. BYD or any chinese car brand will never be sold in the US.

    • @Ryan-ff2db
      @Ryan-ff2db ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@donm2255 Everything you said is true but BYD won't be sold in the US because of politics. BYD is meeting safety requirements and starting to sell cars in Europe, Australia and other western area's. Sure they won't be as safe as Tesla's but most cars aren't. BYD certainly has a way to go but their cars have gotten significantly better over the years.

    • @JohnSmith-wx9wj
      @JohnSmith-wx9wj ปีที่แล้ว +12

      ​@@Ryan-ff2db Or perhaps, they are selling in Europe and Australia because of politics.

    • @Ryan-ff2db
      @Ryan-ff2db ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@JohnSmith-wx9wj Or lack there of, but whatever the reasons, they will need to pass the same regulations as everyone else. BYD is selling at significantly lower prices than other EV's and even lower than ICE vehicles in some cases. If they can pass safety regulations and politics in western countries they will gain a huge market share. Then again those are "ifs"

  • @Dov_ben-Maccabee
    @Dov_ben-Maccabee 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    My fortune cookie exploded. All my lo mein was fried. Told the owner my money all burned. He said "You pay anyways!" Handed him a stack of incinerated scallops and he was happy. Going to the Mexican place next. I wonder if my refried beans will erupt into a lava flow.

  • @DemonZapan
    @DemonZapan 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Firedepartements in my country actualy experiment with a container filled with fluid Instead of trying to put the flames out they just dump the burning ev in there and leave it for up to a week (!) until they are sure that the batteries have fully drained...

  • @wombatillo
    @wombatillo ปีที่แล้ว +36

    Those batteries often have fluorinated plastics and liquids inside. The smoke coming out is extremely toxic.

  • @pyroman7196
    @pyroman7196 ปีที่แล้ว +121

    I see what you’re saying... the BYD camper van deploys it’s own campfire when you arrive at the camp ground, and it’s wind & rain resistant :D

    • @teebosaurusyou
      @teebosaurusyou ปีที่แล้ว +8

      No good for marshmallows tho....

    • @mozzarellamaniac6300
      @mozzarellamaniac6300 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      ​@@teebosaurusyou because you'll be the marshmallow

    • @Northerncalwolf
      @Northerncalwolf ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@mozzarellamaniac6300 "giggles"

  • @chgaming5059
    @chgaming5059 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Me: **slaps the roof of the car**
    The car: **combust into flames**

  • @cristineconnell7803
    @cristineconnell7803 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    First time watching, well done!

  • @juancarlospetero8886
    @juancarlospetero8886 ปีที่แล้ว +196

    cant wait to have these evs in Australia. they should compliment our bushfire seasons

    • @juliogonzo2718
      @juliogonzo2718 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Not many there yet? They are starting to become almost common here in Canada and I live in a small isolated city. Only started to see them locally maybe two years ago now I see one at least once a day

    • @suomenpresidentti
      @suomenpresidentti ปีที่แล้ว

      We in Finland are Lucky.
      They started selling those here.

    • @rocketdock11
      @rocketdock11 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Come on, that'd be just climate change.

    • @bonnaventuremwela9859
      @bonnaventuremwela9859 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      😂😂😂

    • @annashealthylifeeverything8583
      @annashealthylifeeverything8583 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      yes and in south Europe

  • @Siyi-xk8yb
    @Siyi-xk8yb 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +317

    As a Chinese, My friendly advise: DO NOT BUY CHINESE CARS for the sake of your life.

    • @bomnitoperro9422
      @bomnitoperro9422 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +21

      I try to never interact with anything china related

    • @GF-nm1cl
      @GF-nm1cl 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +19

      @@bomnitoperro9422you mean like TH-cam videos😂

    • @bomnitoperro9422
      @bomnitoperro9422 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@GF-nm1cl this man is not a chinese person, teiying to scam me and proclaim themselves as genetically superior, so im fine with this. Imagine being acrually so srupid as you are

    • @WhiteWolfos
      @WhiteWolfos 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      But-what about a Jac T9 green demon 😢

    • @user-hl3qv8qg2s
      @user-hl3qv8qg2s 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

      i dont gamble with my safety. all my cars are german, italian or japanese. the "axis alliance" make the best cars. period.

  • @GerberLP
    @GerberLP 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thank you so very much for your objective review. U r an everyday hero!

  • @robertdobson6490
    @robertdobson6490 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    And what a SMOKE SCREEN!

  • @mechpatt
    @mechpatt ปีที่แล้ว +254

    When I was in China, the taxi fleet had been upgraded in about the last 5 years, with similar aged Toyotas. VWs, BYDs and some Suzuki vehicles. I would actively avoid the BYD's as they were totally clapped out, was incredible how quickly they disintegrated in comparison to the other marques.

    • @mer9706
      @mer9706 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Reminds me of a friend I had in Italy. He bought a brand new Tata pickup (Tacoma clone basically) and it fell apart straight away. It wasn't even six months old and it had nasty electrical gremlins and surprisingly broad mechanical issues. Parts were just popping off; go to roll down the window and the winder would end up in your hand lol-

    • @mechpatt
      @mechpatt ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @@mer9706 The stories I could tell you about Tatas!
      And the next biggest problem after buying your Tata is getting mechanics to fix it without making the car another 5 years older because of the damage they would do!

    • @mer9706
      @mer9706 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@mechpatt LMAO

    • @willjohn8697
      @willjohn8697 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      you must not came to China over 10 years, now BYD sells more than Toyota, Suzuki? i am sorry it has quit Chinese market。

    • @user-ml7rd9yk8z
      @user-ml7rd9yk8z ปีที่แล้ว

      笑死掉

  • @mitchalexander73
    @mitchalexander73 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +562

    Consumer: The car catches fire.
    Company: We are working to solve this.
    Consumer: The air bags don't go off.
    Company: To address the issue of our cars catching fire, we have disabled the air bags to increase your chances of being ejected from the vehicle. We've determined that this is a safer alternative to burning alive.

    • @nozzledrich
      @nozzledrich 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +29

      Sounds like a splendid 5 year plan comrade😀

    • @ronaldellis4662
      @ronaldellis4662 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

      What about a fire extinguisher as optional !?! 😂😂😂😂😂

    • @annemaria5126
      @annemaria5126 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      😂

    • @GeorgeMonet
      @GeorgeMonet 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      They aren't wrong.

    • @gbottle0521
      @gbottle0521 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

      Tofu Dreg Batteries 🤣😂🤣😂😅

  • @Gmoney5891
    @Gmoney5891 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Love the “flame on” function
    Make me feel like a super hero

  • @weekdaycycling
    @weekdaycycling ปีที่แล้ว +353

    That is absolutely horrifying! The e-bike caught fire while the owner and another man were in the elevator. Fortunately, they were able to escape in time.

    • @richardmeo2503
      @richardmeo2503 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      So lucky. I am retired FDNY, and it was common for civilians to try to toss out a smoldering chair or mattress, only to have it light up in the elevator from the air flow as it went down

    • @josiahr1375
      @josiahr1375 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@richardmeo2503 I bet that happened more in specific "hoods."

    • @wlm761
      @wlm761 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      in Singapore previous case, the person died, its either e-scooter board thiny or e-bike iinm

    • @MrJemoederopeenstokj
      @MrJemoederopeenstokj ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeah thanks, we totally missed that part

    • @richardmeo2503
      @richardmeo2503 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@josiahr1375 The wealthy would call "a worker bee" to handle anything like that. Sadly with so many "hoods" in NYC that issue was a common problem. More than once the civilians were found dead in the flaming elevator.

  • @ersu.t
    @ersu.t ปีที่แล้ว +170

    you might need to mention that the particle fire extinguishers they were using to put out the apartment fire is one of the most expensive extinguishers you can get. They are basically highly compress, super dried sand in extreme pressure. They work by smothering the flame so using them from 4 meters away isn't going to do much for an electrical fire. They would have been better off carrying buckets of sand

    • @nonokodog622
      @nonokodog622 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      yes and it's really the wrong type for lithium. You need heavier than air inert gas...IIRC not an expert.

    • @wilsonx3217
      @wilsonx3217 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      In the Netherlands they dipped it in a container full of water. Maybe we should have firefighting methods before we launch electric cars. But that would be too easy.

    • @ailivac
      @ailivac ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Isn't the way to fight them just flooding with enough water to cool it and stop the thermal runaway? There's no atmospheric oxygen to smother, it's about just removing the heat energy.

    • @ailivac
      @ailivac ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@wilsonx3217 Maybe we should require blow-out prevention devices that actually work before licensing deep-sea oil drilling operations hmmmmm

    • @highlandrab19
      @highlandrab19 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      The issue there is that some of the high voltage circuits might still be live

  • @Edtuma
    @Edtuma 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    My first ad was a Tesla ad 😂

  • @ashwathrockz2dacore
    @ashwathrockz2dacore 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Haha i thought i clicked the wrong video when this started😂

  • @johnsutcliffe3209
    @johnsutcliffe3209 ปีที่แล้ว +70

    As an ex volunteer fire fighter I know how hard it is to extinguish any car on fire. But also know that lithium spontaneously combusts when exposed to water. That's like fighting fire with fire.

    • @juliogonzo2718
      @juliogonzo2718 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I watched a video of a tesla in Texas that the owner piled books on the seat and sat in the passenger seat and let it drive in autopilot. It autopiloted itself into a tree. It burned and they put I think 21,000 gallons of water on it over 4 hours before it went out

    • @ik2254
      @ik2254 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Modern batteries aren't made from lithium.
      It's cobalt+iron. Which is more safe, I guess.
      But cutting corners and disregarding safety tasting will account for that inconvenience 😂

    • @Starrhunt
      @Starrhunt ปีที่แล้ว

      😂😢😂😂😢

    • @thexht7927
      @thexht7927 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@ik2254lifepo4 is still use in many modern big brand car

    • @celeron55
      @celeron55 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      There's not a lot of lithium in a lithium battery. That's not the issue. The problem simply is that the battery has all that's needed inside: the fuel, the oxygen, and the ignition source, which means you can't put out the fire until it has internally ran out of one of those. Your goal is just to keep the battery and the surroundings cool enough in order to not let the fire spread while it's using up all its energy.

  • @durfelx3890
    @durfelx3890 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    what are the fumes consisting of when a battery burns?

    • @lordfatcock
      @lordfatcock 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      As far as I know, it's incredibly toxic

  • @Shelldamage
    @Shelldamage 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Please keep going on with your work, it is important, the world needs to wake up!

  • @nightdipper5178
    @nightdipper5178 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +128

    Once the battery is in thermal runaway, the battery produces oxygen and heat through a chemical reaction that then produces flame. It can be submerged in water and still not be extinguished. It can be put in a vacuum and still burn. The batteries needs to burn completely before the fire is considered extinguished. Water is used to cool it while it burns.

    • @MJ-tg7wv
      @MJ-tg7wv 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      Interesting. Thanks for succinct explanation.

    • @user-gq8rw6hf9v
      @user-gq8rw6hf9v 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      They should adapt and bring more more water with EVs burning

    • @detsu9176
      @detsu9176 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@user-gq8rw6hf9v in fact water helps lithium batteries to burn, you'll need a fire extinguisher for that specifically

    • @Ezekiel903
      @Ezekiel903 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      but the best picture where the car loses its entire rear axle with the wheels, how cool is that?

    • @patdonnelly9392
      @patdonnelly9392 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      hmm...someone should tell the dopey climate activists blocking up the roads about this! Doesn't sound very environmentally friendly. Like those windmills that kill thousands and thousands of birds.

  • @lenny7877
    @lenny7877 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +480

    As a voluneteer firefighter, EV fires are our worst nightmare. You can't really put them out, as soon as you stop the water, it reignites itself. The strategy is therefore to get a huge container, fill it up with water and throw the burning car inside, where it can stay for up to a month.

    • @Ruddermeister
      @Ruddermeister 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +48

      Great. And that's called progress...

    • @geoffhaylock6848
      @geoffhaylock6848 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +58

      @@Ruddermeister gasoline cars catch fire, horses don't. You call that progress? 🤣🤣

    • @ps8432
      @ps8432 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +36

      German fire fighters say cover it with fireproof blanket, foam, and leave till cool. It is pointless to try to put out with water. That simply causes more electrical shorts, igniting a different battery cell.

    • @lenny7877
      @lenny7877 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +17

      @@ps8432 funny enough I am also a German firefighter 😁 guess this varies by Bundesland. We only ever use foam for liquid (fuel) fires. Probably also a good idea though, especially in combination with the blankets, as I am not sure how long our foam lasts, I think only a couple of hours.

    • @gorganfredman5363
      @gorganfredman5363 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      Shouldn't you be using special metallic fire fire extinguishers for this?

  • @ericclausen6772
    @ericclausen6772 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Don't let China send them on American ships and why ships are catching fire

  • @Verifyourage
    @Verifyourage 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    It will be very difficult to prove to the manufacturer the cause of the fire..

  • @mattus1gig
    @mattus1gig ปีที่แล้ว +136

    The only people that can stop things like this is insurance companies. They either ramp up premiums or refuse to insure them.

    • @Starrhunt
      @Starrhunt ปีที่แล้ว +10

      True, just like the houses in California they refuse to insure now.

    • @Tokenomics1
      @Tokenomics1 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      why? Gas cars are literally 100 times more likely to catch fire. Feel free to look it up. Nearly 200,000 cars every year catch fire in the US.

    • @I_Do_Cars
      @I_Do_Cars ปีที่แล้ว +16

      @@Tokenomics1 Its not what's more likely, its what it takes to put it out that's the problem. There's no argument that gasoline cars catch fire too, but they can be extinguished a lot easier, and safer.

    • @denisaljic
      @denisaljic ปีที่แล้ว

      Na, they are Subsidized by governments fool! Your tax money is being used to trick you!

    • @denisaljic
      @denisaljic ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@Tokenomics1 Just FYI those stats don't differentiate between Electric and Gas car Fires. How many of those 200k are Electric cars vs Gas Cars? No one will tell you!

  • @jayacademia3436
    @jayacademia3436 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +200

    Thanks for covering this exclusive BYD EV feature. It’s called AFP technology (automatic fire pit tech). If you are camping, this feature turns your EV to an enormous camp fire, free of charge. Only setback is it’s for one time use.

    • @LLCNipsturBrands
      @LLCNipsturBrands 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      😂😂😂😂

    • @joerosen5464
      @joerosen5464 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      "Burn Your Dream".🫠

    • @drannoc100
      @drannoc100 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      And no return… 😢

    • @wano_ZA
      @wano_ZA 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Hilarious 😂😂

    • @angelanderito6482
      @angelanderito6482 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      😂😂😂😂😅

  • @briancarroll3263
    @briancarroll3263 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Got locked in with that bike guy🤦

  • @Peekaboo-Kitty
    @Peekaboo-Kitty 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I'm so glad EVs are not adding to atmospheric Pollution!

  • @maxruedy951
    @maxruedy951 ปีที่แล้ว +160

    Don't forget how incredibly toxic the smoke and fumes created when those EV's burn is,I'm glad I don't have any charging systems by where I live and I haven't seen those brands of cars in Canada yet.Hopefully never after seeing your great video,thanks.

    • @phangirlable
      @phangirlable 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      The whole EV crazy has to stop right now. Making the batteries is extremely harmful to the environment (and the people who mine the materials), uses tons of energy, recycling then is a catastrophe and we are heading towards being buried in a battery avalanche, the toxins from batteries just rotting away somewhere are bad, the energy to charge them is mostly dirty and yeah, obviously they are unsafe too. We've had EV bus fleets burn down in Germany and France so this isn't just a Chinese quality problem.

    • @ericsalles3393
      @ericsalles3393 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Don't import them

    • @geoffhaylock6848
      @geoffhaylock6848 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Can you name one EV brand that hasn't caught fire? Battery tech is changing all the time. Don't join the scaremongers.

    • @lynkmartin
      @lynkmartin 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      those are hiybrid cars not EVs

    • @germanmosca
      @germanmosca 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      So are ICE cars, you generally don't want to breath in the fumes that come from either a EV or a gasoline car.

  • @vedesh6907
    @vedesh6907 ปีที่แล้ว +208

    It’s unfortunate that byd cars are being sold here in India

    • @superchargedhelium956
      @superchargedhelium956 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      Yes, especially cause this will lead to improper disposal of battery materials

    • @robertjohnston8690
      @robertjohnston8690 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      All electric cars have this problem and they are not as green as they say, all the materials for the bat'teries are not recycled, toxic and only last 5 to 10 years before you need to replace and discard the whole set. (Also very expensive to replace battery set).

    • @vedesh6907
      @vedesh6907 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@robertjohnston8690 yea I think hydrogen may be the future

    • @blyt5046
      @blyt5046 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      russia too

    • @burnzy3210
      @burnzy3210 ปีที่แล้ว

      indians love buying cheap chinese crap, you need to take a stance!

  • @domingodeanda233
    @domingodeanda233 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Damn, that totally sucks

  • @ChimpFromSpace
    @ChimpFromSpace 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    There's an old saying here: "It fell apart faster than a Chinese motorcycle".

  • @ThePeca1988
    @ThePeca1988 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +272

    Just as an added note, my 31 year old petrol car has leaked gasoline in the engine bay for about 3 days until i caught it, and replaced a cracked rubber hose. The point is, that all the petrol what leaked went straight onto the exhaust manifold, what is extremely hot most of the time, and it still didnt catch fire. It evaporated before it could ignite. So remember, things can, and WILL happen, and its pretty important how "bullettproof" is the technology. We are using petrol for over than 100years now.. and it shows.

    • @03056932
      @03056932 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +19

      it's the evaporated gasoline that ignites. you did get quite lucky

    • @ThePeca1988
      @ThePeca1988 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      @@03056932 nah, happened to me again since then, the retainer failed, so it was pouring big time, but again, besides the stink of petrol nothing happened

    • @whocares264
      @whocares264 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +18

      You may be surprised to learn how many gasoline cars catch fire each year. According to our analysis of data found in the National Fire Protection Association, Reuters, and U.S. fire departments, there are an estimated 284,130 gasoline cars that catch fire every year.

    • @03056932
      @03056932 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

      @@ThePeca1988 your own example, an anecdote, doesn't trump science. gasoline vapour ignites. not the liquid. look it up.

    • @MyrKnof
      @MyrKnof 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      you are extremely lucky, but you will ofcause also cling to that as a proof of fact instead of looking at real data. Actual facts are, that battery cars catch fire much LESS than ice does.

  • @yoshiforpm
    @yoshiforpm ปีที่แล้ว +278

    This is a good example of why I’m 100% confident in the lab leak origin of the virus.

    • @steveb9713
      @steveb9713 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      Or they knew the lab leak would be a great cover for doing it on purpose

    • @taterkaze9428
      @taterkaze9428 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      @@steveb9713 Never ascribe to malice that which can be explained by stupidity.

    • @TheBenLemonade
      @TheBenLemonade ปีที่แล้ว +23

      @@steveb9713 Could be, but if there is anything I've learned from this channel and other China watcher channels is that quite a bit of China's problems can be attributed to incompetence. It just ends up looking like malice because of how vehemently the CCP deny any mistakes and missteps.

    • @nigWANTsomeDAnk
      @nigWANTsomeDAnk ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@taterkaze9428 Ukraine flag pfp 🤮

    • @allthings1036
      @allthings1036 ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@@steveb9713 or the lab leak was a red herring and the real origin was bats determined to take over the world hahaha om commands of their master count dracula from the west.
      Silly ppl.
      Yes on purpose , its more deadly to non whites so they released it on themselves . Duh
      Scientists have now found the virus is naturally resent in raccoons which they eat.
      So dont eat things that are not meant to be eaten.
      Not the first case of animals passing diseases onto humans
      Bird flu
      Swine fever
      Mad cow disease
      Foot n mouth disease
      Rabies

  • @deepakmohapatra7416
    @deepakmohapatra7416 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    the way scooter at 7:24 caught fire reminded me of my society having its Transformer up in flames and it made those crackling boom sound. absolutely terrifying in the middle of night.

  • @BrJon-uh8cm
    @BrJon-uh8cm 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Really smoke and flames!

  • @GldnClaw
    @GldnClaw ปีที่แล้ว +461

    The biggest fear I have with an electric vehicle is not being able to get my kids out of their car seat in time if or when it catches fire

    • @GreenDriveIndia
      @GreenDriveIndia ปีที่แล้ว +30

      More time you get than ice

    • @tellyboy17
      @tellyboy17 ปีที่แล้ว +55

      Don't worry those battery fires are slow starters, there will be plenty of time. When your gas car starts to smoke you had better be quick though.

    • @harm991
      @harm991 ปีที่แล้ว +43

      Indeed. it's fear. Not reality.
      A big tank of gas fire = explosion
      Battery = slow 4hr fire

    • @Blackhawk556.
      @Blackhawk556. ปีที่แล้ว +34

      Then you probably shouldn’t drive a gas powered car. Gas burns and exploded instantly

    • @6Sparx9
      @6Sparx9 ปีที่แล้ว +45

      @@GreenDriveIndia Under what circumstance? You're driving a Pinto still? A fire around the EGR system? A short on the tail lights wiring? You will have time to react.
      With an EV the fire starts under the vehicle, the only thing I can think is comparable is forcing the ICE car to run fuel rich and setting your catalytic converter on fire. Even if you puncture the gasoline tank, you still need an ignition source from somewhere.

  • @ZetoBlackproject
    @ZetoBlackproject 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    5:50 GODDAMN that's a freaking FLAMETHROWER.

  • @WingNuts2010
    @WingNuts2010 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Utterly amazing that they kept trying to put out the EV car fire when it is sitting in the middle of the road, but ignored the burning building, Astonishing.

  • @Itried20takennames
    @Itried20takennames ปีที่แล้ว +125

    “No matter how nice and how many features, still have quality issues.” I think the whole focus of “Made in China” is to look good on the store shelf and be the cheapest, and who cares if it doesn’t function or falls to pieces within a few weeks or months (or hours….have seen new kids shoes come apart while being tried on in the store).

    • @michaelpowers9259
      @michaelpowers9259 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @Vidalion hahaha. Something similar like that happened to me in Belize. I bought some Chinese tennis shoes and the entire sole & heel came off before I got home. 😅

    • @pipiqiqi4010
      @pipiqiqi4010 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@michaelpowers9259 in China, we also buy the Chinese brand shoes which can last for 2 years at least, if you want to choose made in China, you should buy the Chinese brand but not the just made in China.

    • @knightking2036
      @knightking2036 ปีที่แล้ว

      China cell phones are really the only thing thats good in quality.they last longer than the buildings and cars they make.

    • @peterpan4038
      @peterpan4038 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Chinas industry can produce "made in China" and actual quality goods.
      But going down the quantity over quality route has proven to make more money to them, hence most stuff produced in China fully falls into the "made in China" category.
      Unless we stop buying crap, they will continue to sell us crap.
      Chinese companies have really figured out this part of capitalism.

    • @christopherpetrov2355
      @christopherpetrov2355 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      When I was making my products for shipment, I had an option to use Cheap Chinese material and make good profit but I preferred quality over cost. My profit margin was less but my customers only buy my products 😂😂

  • @kaleeyed
    @kaleeyed ปีที่แล้ว +173

    Thanks for doing this video. I made a comment a few videos back that a distant relative who's a car dealer was thinking of selling Geely cars in the UK and deep down I felt this was a big mistake.

    • @TheOz91
      @TheOz91 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      The safest bet for selling Geely cars are the ones being made by Proton. It appears that when Proton makes them from complete knockdown kits, it is actualy of superior quality compared to ones that actually come from China.
      By the way, Proton is a complete hit in South Africa at the moment since it sells quite affordable crossovers, the X70 and X50. And while they were designed by Geely, they were built in Malaysia

    • @kiae-nirodiariesencore4270
      @kiae-nirodiariesencore4270 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Your 'distant relative' will do just fine. EV fires are extremely rare, this video does not reflect the facts of auto fires.

    • @HonorableBeniah-A
      @HonorableBeniah-A ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I’ve saw loads I’ve Teslas on fire. Just saying.

    • @MeiinUK
      @MeiinUK ปีที่แล้ว +7

      The reason why Black Cab firms was sold to Geely... WAS because.. they wanted those companies to KEEP the managements.. and to TRAIN those chinese people. But you would NOT expect those chinese people, to THEN... kick out the Western teams.. and then reduce their quality components and raw materials... and then cut costs. Cos MANY firms that are often bought from China.. works like that as well. It has been happening since 1990s !!! Nothing has changed ! Why? Cos that is basically how they operated.. even though SOME firms.. were allowed to actually keep those Western managements.. a lot of them.. were basically squeezed out. And then they will always support or try and educate a chinese management guy, WITHOUT actual physical experiences.. as their managment... This is how it often goes... Rather than to promote the individuals from bottom up.. or like GE to rotate them, so every single employees KNEW the exact step for ALL processes.. They didn't do it like that at all.... The arrogance is too much. And there is no trust between their departments as well. Don't go there is what I say.

    • @MeiinUK
      @MeiinUK ปีที่แล้ว

      @@TheOz91 : It is actually really really sad to read that actually... For Protons to be "higher" quality than Geely. I think Geely owned some of the UK car companies actually. They were sold... Don't tell me that they don't even run their factories properly.... and never HONESTLY call out the mistakes.. don't tell me that they reverted back to some kind of senior-subordinate BS play.... so then they hide their mistakes to cover their asses... Cos that is the least that you would need.. to make such important components...

  • @jonproctor3739
    @jonproctor3739 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Shocking .... actually more than shocking to be quite frank.

  • @johnduheaume6650
    @johnduheaume6650 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Imagine in a year or two time when 50% of cars in the basement garage of your apartment block are electric and down there quietly charging, will you sleep so well?

  • @EGG-gj1dt
    @EGG-gj1dt ปีที่แล้ว +32

    Their ev's are so ahead of the game they even got a self destruct feature

    • @lokelaufeyson9931
      @lokelaufeyson9931 ปีที่แล้ว

      Before the internal atomic energy battery explode the car goes up in flame so to avoid a small nucelar explosion like in the terminator movie, in the movie the terminator did remove the battery by himself but customers isnt allowed to change or remove anything from their EVs so the car have to go up in flames and self destruct.

    • @BAUSSCO
      @BAUSSCO ปีที่แล้ว

      To make sure those pesky westerners can't get their hands on them and infringe on their IP 😂

    • @lokelaufeyson9931
      @lokelaufeyson9931 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@BAUSSCO DNA scanners built in to the cars, if they detect a tourist in the driver seat it start the BBQ ?

  • @Benjamin-fx1nf
    @Benjamin-fx1nf ปีที่แล้ว +313

    Let me say a quick correction and fun fact; you mentioned that you're only carrying half of the energy in the fuel tank in a gasoline car, actually you're only carrying only 1/14th of it. There's something called the "stoichiometric ratio" that determines the amount of gas versus air that need to mix together to complete combustion for a certain fuel or chemical. For gasoline it's 14.7 parts air to 1 part fuel.

    • @chreg89
      @chreg89 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      Thanks for sharing the information

    • @1funnygame
      @1funnygame ปีที่แล้ว +15

      It's only the oxygen in air that's used in combustion, so probably a bit lower than that

    • @kubismatik2
      @kubismatik2 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      But when it burns or explodes the whole energy is released unless you drive in vacuum. Actually amount of energy in batteries is way lower than in a typical tank of gas (combustion engine is quite inefficient for vehicles propulsion but energy density of the fuel is way higher than the battery).

    • @ModelLights
      @ModelLights ปีที่แล้ว +23

      @@1funnygame 'so probably a bit lower than that' No, it isn't lower than that. 1 gallon of gasoline burns against roughly 9000 gallons of air by volume, 20% of that is the oxygen. The 14.7:1 is by mass.
      That very large flow per gallon of gas is why having clean air filters is so important.

    • @kubismatik2
      @kubismatik2 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      Example: Tesla Model Y long range has 75kWh battery, fully charged goes about 400km. My car: each liter of gas 13kWh of energy, I fill up 30l which is 490kWh of energy and it can make about 500km on it. Energy and efficiency equations is heavily favorable to EV’s. I don’t know about BYD but a regular top quality EV is statistically very unlikely to catch a fire compared to a combustion engine vehicle. Fires look scary but they are happening so often nobody is reporting on ICE cars fires anymore, EV’s are novelty as everyone needs to see their narrative confirmed and media is here to fulfill the demand.

  • @biketech60
    @biketech60 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I suggested to my apartment manager (in writing) they consider banning the charging of scooters and bikes within 50 feet of buildings due to battery fires .

  • @brianmorris8045
    @brianmorris8045 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    90% of EV's are still on the road...the other 10% made it home. 😂

  • @---bs8dp
    @---bs8dp ปีที่แล้ว +31

    When battery goes off it's not an electrical fire it's a chemical fire

    • @thecon_quererarbitraryname6286
      @thecon_quererarbitraryname6286 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Exactly because a lithium battery is just a galvanic element....

    • @horserous
      @horserous ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It's both actually. Electrical fires are something chemical burning, like the wiring or the gunk inside a battery. I know what you meant. Lithium metal burns a bit like magnesium does and it hates water.

  • @lornab2555
    @lornab2555 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    Always praying for the wonderful people of China 🙏🙏 Great presentation here Serpentza ! 🥰🙏🇨🇦

  • @chrismayer3919
    @chrismayer3919 17 วันที่ผ่านมา

    In China, your boss doesn’t fire you… your own car does!