[Efthreeoh]

Originally Posted by KRS_SN

You're bringing together the ev mandate with the civil rights movement. These two are probably as related as the effect that going EV will have on global CO2 levels.

His understanding of the word "mandate" is completely opposite of the definition. WRT a representative government, a mandate is the wishes of constituents expressed to their Representative.

But hey, let's just make stuff up.

[jmg]

Originally Posted by M5Rick

Back to basics and I'd like to concentrate more on the risk to Firemen tackling EV fires which are explained in this vid with cobalt poisoning added to the list which can be career ending, the huge amounts of water used to douse EV fires are then contaminated running into drains and how do you tackle such an emergency in a multi storey car park?
https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=la...vI1daNils,st:0

I agree, this is a big problem. Thermal runaway is no joke. A local resident here had his home burn down because of their Tesla experiencing thermal runaway. They plugged their car into a power strip of all things. While this was entirely avoidable, it’s still a danger and it’s one of the reasons I hesitate to park another EV in my garage.

[jmg]

Originally Posted by Efthreeoh

His understanding of the word "mandate" is completely opposite of the definition. WRT a representative government, a mandate is the wishes of constituents expressed to their Representative.

But hey, let's just make stuff up.

The answer is a simple google search away.

Again, your very constent.

[gblansten]

Originally Posted by jmg

I agree, this is a big problem. Thermal runaway is no joke. A local resident here had his home burn down because of their Tesla experiencing thermal runaway. They plugged their car into a power strip of all things. While this was entirely avoidable, it’s still a danger and it’s one of the reasons I hesitate to park another EV in my garage.

Newer lithium iron phosphate chemistry is much safer with thermal runaway only occurring at much higher temps than older car battery chemistry.

Using a power strip on a car is beyond ridiculous.

[KRS_SN]

Originally Posted by jmg

Again, in the context of the discussion the issues was mandates as it relates to democracy. I gave several examples that relate to that discussion. The similarities of the civil rights movements is limited in this case to how mandates relate to the democratic process.

Any relation to the EV movement beyond that can be imagined as a target to discredit the idea, without actually challenging the specifics of this particular point.

You're digging a word salad hole that is AI esque. Nothing that you've said has explained how you compared civil rights movement to EV mandates.

[jmg]

Originally Posted by KRS_SN

You're digging a word salad hole that is AI esque. Nothing that you've said has explained how you compared civil rights movement to EV mandates.

They are similar in that they both require mandates to be effective. This was stated in my original reply.

[Efthreeoh]

Originally Posted by jmg

The answer is a simple google search away.

Again, your very constent.

From an actual dictionary (Websters) published in 1971 before the internet and social media: