Morning Cuppa… 3 fires you haven’t heard of 🔥🔥

[@ddoherty5956]

Spoke to a lady in my village today shes had a new electric mocca (fairly sure thats the model she said) for 3 days put it on charge for a hospital trip into the next county. After 2 hours, it the fused the house electrics and has had to go back to the dealer, she says shes getting a diesel instead. 🤣🤣🤣

[@suecharnock9369]

isn't it criminal that the government is forcing those who need mobility to accept a highly dangerous vehicle for that transport? How in the name of hell you are supposed to spot the fire, get out of bed as a disabled person and make it out of the house and away from the course in under 1 1/2 minutes is beyond me!

[@markchambers9415]

even still get out of the vehicle if your in it.

[@pachy444]

EVs are 20 times less likely to catch fire than ICE cars so I don't understand what point you are attempting to make.

[@lat1419]

Bingo

[@christopherward9230]

​@@pachy444 Read it again 🤷‍♂️

[@stevenmoran4060]

I use a motability vehicle and we are not forced to have an EV at all! I have only just given up a Peugeot 3008 diesel for a Renault Austral hybrid. The reason I chose my Renault was it actually does even more mpg than the pub did, over 60 mpg everywhere. We can choose any car than manufacture makes that is on the scheme but, nd this is recent, the advance payment for the lease we pay is far far lower on EV cars than any other car. But, we can if we order an EV get a free home charge point installed. So, we ain’t forced into EV cars but until one can do the trip mine did last weekend I won’t be getting one. My car did a round trip of over 500 miles in a day and still has enough petrol for another 180 miles. Total cost just over £50. Show me an EV that can do exactly the same and I might consider one.

[@Farney-gy1qo]

In my 20's 1990's) I had a 2cv. In summer I would drive to an empty carpark. I'll have the roof rolled back, I would start driving the car (pull the choke out) then standup and sit on the roof crossbar and steer with my feet 😆!

[@AllradOverland]

Geoff - lookup the report from Beyond Radio about the electric bin wagon that caught fire in Lancaster UK. Two fire engines, 4 hours and then the vehicle had to be towed through the town centre with a Police escort, two fire engines in tow and the whole one way system shut down whilst it was moved. And apparently not the first electric bin wagon to have issues for our 'green' council.....

[@davidbarlow350]

Oh,such a shame. Said nobody.

[@markrichardson5966]

Moved to Spain 6 years ago and haven’t looked back-except maybe to admire the view! I found a quiet little village on the south coast. Now, I’m not saying Spain is perfect (we all know the same agendas are at play), but at least here, you’re not stuck on an island, and there’s plenty of uninhabited land inland. So if I ever need to shelter the family, I’ve got options-and maybe a few goats for company. Plus, it’s a lot easier to watch the world fall apart when you’ve got blue skies, sunshine, and a cold drink in hand!

[@NinjahDuk]

Enjoy the blue skies while the geoengineering pilots are on summer break 🫣

[@nixswatson]

I wouldn't mind being stuck on an island as long as no nut job tries to come and buy it like that one trying to buy that scottish island, luckily the owner didn't sell to him! Apparently there's a go fund me going to be set up for sane people to contribute to and own it....

[@davidbarlow350]

Keep quiet about the goats "for company"or you'll have the same invaders that we've got in the UK. Unless,they're ugly ones,so you might be lucky.

[@Craig-wp3pz]

To be fair,,, it does LOOK disabled......😅😂😅😂 Damn, fresh outta Marshmallows 😅

[@eyesodd]

I had that thought with Ulez, if everytime i park my car i let the air out of a tyre, can i register it as a disabled vehicle 😄😂

[@elimeir8558]

Are EV fires environmentally friendly? Asking for a friend.

[@stuartX11]

Yes, very much so as it removes an EV from the roads.

[@PragmaticOptimist_N7]

Good question... define "environmentally friendly". lol? Lol

[@user-yn7ll3qz1p]

It is if you push the climate terrorism, they claim global warming are causing the explosions... Lol.

[@kellikelli4413]

🙃 NO

[@G-ra-ha-m]

@@stuartX11 Haha, yes... but that smoke is horrific!

[@DavidBritton-nl1wv]

Maybe the first one didn't have a disabled sticker, so a disgruntled wheelchair user torched it.

[@richnorris1061]

The problem is that the fires cannot be controlled and are much more serious to deal with , lithium batteries are unstable and putting a couple of thousand of them in a car is not a good idea ( I’m an electronic engineer, industrial electrician and lifelong radio control modeller ) , I can tell you that without a shadow of a doubt in my mind , 15 years or whatever ago when models started using these batteries it was well known how fragile lithium batteries are as they would catch fire quite often . Look up the guy in the lift who got cooked by his battery pack :-/ . I wouldn’t get in one if you paid me :-)

[@jsanders100]

How about you do some actual research into the comparison between numbers of ICE fires and EV fires. Then do some more on the newer types of batteries and their safety record?

[@williamgeorgefraser]

I'm a small boat marine engineer and have worked on hire boats on canals and rivers for almost 50 years. The first boats I ever worked on had a sunroof and it was possible to sit on the open roof, steer with one's left foot while operating the accelerator/gear lever with the right foot. I was told of an incident on the Norfolk broards during the 70s where someone was driving in such a manner at high tide and was swept off the boat by a bridge, leaving the boat to continue on its way with nobody on board. 😂

[@christopherward9230]

Was it the Mary Celeste??

[@AlanEvans789]

Bet that would have been Potter Heigham old bridge. So low and narrow that you actually need to use a bridge pilot to negotiate it in a hire boat. Although the tidal range at Potter is about 18" at the highest spring tides. Well it is about 26 miles up the river from the sea, and the river is pretty much at sea level. The river runs through raised banks, since the fields either side are actually below sea level.

[@williamgeorgefraser]

@@AlanEvans789 It was actually at St Olaves. The boat didn't have a drop down roof so wasn't allowed through Potter Heigham or Wroxham even at low tide. I worked at St Olaves and Burgh Castle so I know the problems. Even going under the bridge at Yarmouth when the tide was coming in had to be done at the right moment.

[@AlanEvans789]

@@williamgeorgefraser I know St Olaves bridge, but only from driving over it. Stopped in the Bell occasionally, but were more likely to find me up the road in the Decoy. I now live close enough to Potter that I can see the new bridge from my kitchen window, from the Yarmouth side of the river.

[@svr5423]

with todays auto throttle/brake and active lane assist systems, it would probably be even easier.

[@andynicoll8566]

This coming from the same people who make sun shields for the windscreen and write in bold letters on the shield "DO NOT DRIVE WITH SHIELD IN PLACE"

[@MadIIMike]

Am I the only one who tought of past customer service hotline experiences while geoff read the translated indian articles?

[@SebDangerfield-yu7cm]

I'm moving to Thailand. Right next to the Bridge on the River Kwai. Bought the house twenty years ago and am about to get another (for in case my adult kids ever feel the need to follow me). The insanity of Bangkok is only two hours away and costs £2.10p to get there by train. The Sodom and Gomorrah which is Pattaya is four hours way and costs around £6 to get to, in a first class charabanc berth (if that's your fetish). But the Kwai is big enough to make it easy to get a MacDonald's and a KFC or Pizza Hut yet small enough to just enjoy the river, the mountains, the lakes, the temples, the elephant bathing rituals (in the river, of course) and the local ambience. I will forever love the England which bred and honed me into who I am. But that's just a memory and the reality is now too far gone ever to return.

[@timhicks2154]

These EV’s are being palmed off onto disabled drivers. Not a safe idea.

[@mrgrumpy771]

All motability cars now EVs to help the makers hit EV targets.

[@timhicks2154]

@@mrgrumpy771 - that’s the only reason.

[@stacyplant9327]

@@mrgrumpy771not true, 571 cars available with a petrol or diesel engine on the Motorbility website today.

[@stevenjones916]

@@mrgrumpy771Who told you that ? It is not true. We just got a diesel powered WAV.

[@FreeFlyerUk]

Anyone who buys an EV is clearly disabled😅

[@DustyDad63]

Im a class 1 driver and I’ve seen three car fires this week alone including a disco 3 at tibshelf today. Never do you see them even broke down never mind on fire.

[@jamesabram492]

Went to the Trimpley classic car show on Sunday where the fire brigade was doing a demonstration. He literally said you don't see many car fires these days except for electric cars.

[@jsanders100]

The statistics say otherwise

[@jamesabram492]

@@jsanders100 obviously

[@TheRealWindlePoons]

My old manager had his own use for a sunroof. On one occasion when stuck in a traffic jam near Stuttgart he stood up and bellowed (in a thick Geordie accent) out of the sunroof "Out the way you Jew-killing bastards!". Of course I wouldn't condone such behaviour but it does stick in the memory.

[@keegan773]

What’s happened to mguy Australia? Has he been taken down, he’s gone awfully quiet.

[@davidwardlaw1446]

Geoff you need to google EV fires in China. They have the most EVs and the most fires

[@olivethrush7450]

That Indian sun roof story takes me back to my own misuse. I had a Fiat 500D (1960) with the fold back sun roof. It had a hand throttle lever so no need keep foot on accelerator to keep going. So when we saw 'friends' coming the other way we would stand up whilst driving and salute them. sty one hand on steering wheel to keep straight. We had fun in those days

[@ridbanner1407]

I was doing similar whilst friend drove the fiat 500. He braked hard and my seat flipped forward ,chopped the back of my knees and I hurtled down landing on the very edge of the rear seat with my coccyx. I was crawling for 2 days. Happy days indeed .

[@peterhealey7964]

I had a green Fiat 500 and we used to drive down the road stood up pretending we were tank commanders.

[@billynomates920]

@@ridbanner1407 i feel your pain - dog dragged me down a set of steps the other week - couldn't even sit on the sofa for two or three days. had to kneel on the floor and lean on the cushions when i wanted to 'sit' down. 😖😅

[@billmalec]

They put the charge cord thru the sunroof and it closed automatically and short circuited. It's the sunroof that is the problem, obviously.

[@rajsinghk1]

We have cows in the road....beat that 😂

[@industrialmonk]

I used to drive my 2cv,s with the roof open & my head out. Until the seat clasped then I could see under the windscreen frame. God I loved my 2cv,s.

[@MsDormy]

Get yourself another one!! I did, and now my husband has got the bug and is restoring one for himself. They are fun, and if iver 40 years old, you don’t have to tax and mot!!!

[@despoticmusic]

What are you? A giraffe? 😂

[@paulnewman9275]

The Govt in the UK has stuck a D notice on EV fires ...you won't hear much about them .Just concentrating on Scooter and E Bike fires - number 1 cause of fires in London last year ,over 500 !

[@JohnHaveaguessGoogle]

Impossible to prevent the extra cost showing up in insurance cost hikes...or drivers being informed not to park their car in the garage on charge. The final straw will be when EVs start getting banned from underground parking/channel tunnel/ferries...just a matter of time IMO.

[@Beauloqs]

......yes because it's clearly a defence issue😂😂 what a prat.

[@paulnewman9275]

@@Beauloqs Don't be so hard on yourself,you are just very ignorant and not necessarily a prat . D- notices have been used many times for non so called security issues ,hence one reason they are now split into at least 4/5 categories. They are not legally binding but almost no MSM ignores them ...Next time there is an EV fire ( you won't need to wait long ) try reporting it to any MSM outlet and see if it gets coverage.

[@markhammerschmidt5315]

@@paulnewman9275what an utterly preposterous suggestion! MSM don’t report individual car fires regardless of EV or petrol simply because it isn’t interesting in the slightest! D notice my ass.

[@paulnewman9275]

@@markhammerschmidt5315 You have , like a lefty politician, a short term convenient memory - go back a year or so and you will find many EV fire stories in most MSM. The problems have not gone away , especially with the Chinese crap being imported that have an awful safety record backhome . As for your ass, I cant commenty, probably not indeed worthy of a D notice as only of interest some current and ex BBC staff.

[@johnthomas7038]

Blame the Popemobile for the sunroof problem - they obviously thought that the Pope was showing them how to use it.

[@petermurphy2167]

These battery fires are highlighting the shortfall in fire ratings of apartments

[@GuitarsandDrones]

Lots of police cars 🚔 caught fire too last week, and a bus 🚍 😮 some police cars fell over also, cars are getting really dangerous Geoff 😂

[@johnnythefox1851]

There must have been a diesel parked nearby which started it lol. A can of diesel or petrol can sit in a can or a tank for years with no problems but a L-ion battery - you just never know.

[@thestorytelleruk]

@@johnnythefox1851 technically it can sit in a can or tank for years, but it'll be too knackered to use after the first year 😊

[@johnnythefox1851]

@@thestorytelleruk Not necessarily. I have had diesel in some jerry cans for over four years and it's fine, in fact I am using some of it now. In a tank it may be a lot different. The issue with diesel is water ingress which gets a sort of bacteria in it and creates a jelly like substance which can clog up the fuel system. Petrol not so good for long term storage though, but OK if you don't open it up and it has a good seal.

[@thestorytelleruk]

@@johnnythefox1851 hmmm, interesting to know. A google search produces mixed results about storage length, ideal conditions and additives. But if you've actually kept it that long, can't argue with that. Thanks for the info.

[@johnnythefox1851]

@@thestorytelleruk Yes, Just keep it well sealed and it'll last for years. I have done it as a prepper. Thing is I will use stuff that's been sitting for a time and renew it like food etc.

[@colinmcnally5931]

That Kona must be a Hybrid as it has a fuel filler at the rear quarter where as the full EV charge point is at the front!!

[@jsanders100]

Right, hybrids are nearly as bad as ICE for fire. EV good

[@TAVOAu]

I heard somewhere, that the Korean fire was actually started by a Diesel Range Rover, parked just out of view, near the Mercedes. 🙃🤪

[@mikeandhev]

Almost certainly that's a possibilty!

[@dchubworldsharenetwork]

Lol.... yes, a diesel 🤣🤣 When you can approach diesel fuel with an open fire and you will still have to wait a few minutes before the diesel fuel ignites. The car was probably also parked for several hours, and all of a sudden, the car burst into flames by diesel fuel 🤣🤣 If it happened in the middle of winter, it would be even more convincing. 🤣🤣👍

[@mikeandhev]

@@dchubworldsharenetwork Diesel has a flashpoint of 45 degrees centigrade.

[@dchubworldsharenetwork]

A simple google search instead of people talking nonsense.... "Diesel is less flammable than gasoline. It cannot be ignited in a vehicle without extreme pressure or a long-lasting flame." "Diesel has long been considered a 'safe' fuel. At ambient conditions, it is not particularly flammable - if you throw a lit match into a bucket of diesel, it would just sink to the bottom and extinguish itself. A spark plug has no use with diesel. "

[@cornishplumber5051]

@mikeandhev Diesel VAPOUR has a flash point of 52 - 96 degC . FTfY )

[@greg6172]

Mr Bean worked out how to drive from an armchair on the roof with ropes and a broom. It can be done. BTW buy some more drawing pins. I enjoyed the video - thanks.

[@eirik_halvorsen]

LOL to the Indian part! 😂

[@chunkymcfat]

Make sure you take your hat off first Geoff! 😂

[@spunkbubble1]

Those wheels look out of balance, that’s probably the cause

[@AlexLancashirePersonalView]

------- and a Partridge in a Pear Treeeeeeeee.

[@kevinmott6205]

...........an EV and a batteeeeeerrrrryyyy 😅😅😅😅❤

[@lynndonharnell422]

Have you ever seen the wiring around power poles anywhere in SEAsia, except for Singapore.

[@phils4634]

Ah, the Balinese "Spaghetti Junctions" I'm told the wiring over there is just as safe as anywhere else.

[@lynndonharnell422]

@@phils4634 also Thailand, Vietnam and probably others. It might work, but I'm betting that more than one person working on it momentarily regretted it.

[@MrMWRMWR]

...and Dundee was the LEZ you were trying to think of. Not that it's anything more than a token gesture around the small city centre that's almost impossible to drive in anyway.

[@viktordaz-haagen7834]

Ha ha ha! If you think Bristol's on the coast, you need to look at a map. 🤣 A. Subscriber.

[@kipkipper-lg9vl]

I try to forget about Bristol to be honest mate

[@DynamicDuoUK]

The first one is a Kona Petrol mate , Kona EVs have their chaging port at the front not the sides.

[@DwaynePipes]

Shhhhhhh! He doesn't like the truth when it spoils his EV hate rants! 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@DynamicDuoUK]

@@DwaynePipes 🤣🤣 best not tell him I've got a new Kona EV then 🤣🤣

[@Emppu_T.]

​@@DynamicDuoUK why would you buy that hideous thing

[@DynamicDuoUK]

@@Emppu_T. Because I wanted too thanks 👍

[@zoltanrudolf]

If course it’s an EV. It has all the hallmarks. The car was burned to a crisp. I don’t like smarmy comments about power points. We all know Motability delivers EVs only to their clients. You and your friends are dishonest, bad faith actors.

[@kevbrown7137]

Portugal... Cheaper than spain.. Great surfing... And Nazzare if your feeling brave... 👌

[@alanevans9604]

An interesting fact, fatality is 50% more likely in an EV accident due to the weight.

[@DwaynePipes]

What's the percentage more likely for big SUVs and saloons that are heavier than EVs?

[@BusbyTreeSurgery]

that will be fall kirk good try though haha

[@AlexLancashirePersonalView]

Once saw an Owl in the round window in a barn as we drove down the road. Stopped to take a pic through the sun roof and sat on the horn. Owl p1ssed off quickly.

[@Eric_Hunt194]

Didn't the owl know that the horn doesn't mean "get out of the way" it just means "I'm here"... Thought owls were wise?

[@kenh3344]

But did you get a picture of the owl ? Yes or no will do .

[@tweed532DaveH]

The sun roof article be written by a 'UK Company' call centre handler gas lighting on their curry break.. 🤔😉🇬🇧

[@carlwallace8412]

There’s no point moving anywhere mate. You just proved that if global liberalism can reach India we are all truly fucked 😢well except china North Korea and Russia 😂😂😂

[@user-yn7ll3qz1p]

Russia giving free land in the far east. Thailand is an option.

[@G-ra-ha-m]

Russia is pushing the digital ruble and was quite bad on the lockdown stuff.

[@kellikelli4413]

But Chyna's communist & Russia's ⁉️ questionable. Plus Russia's being attached by Ukraine now.

[@kellikelli4413]

@@G-ra-ha-m I keep telling people that a digital monetary system is enslavement.... The BRICKS system IS digital. CASH IS KING 👍 even if it's fiat, it's better than digital cloud fiat 😉

[@Kaspertube513]

​@@G-ra-ha-mnot quite ...zero lockdowns at the present and the uk is also pushing digital ..# Russiabad syndrome 🤣

[@lestorhaslam]

Geoff, apparently lots of Canadians are emigrating, so try and find out which destinations they are going to, perhaps.

[@nixswatson]

My uncle is selling up in Canada and going to Gibralta.

[@veronikahorvath5087]

Don't stick to one country! Keep travelling, discover places, cultures, , educate your kids via experience, and fly the wings of freedom!

[@bluesmoke8714]

come to rural alberta geoff , we love cars here ( well trucks) we have long fast well paved roads too.

[@Beauloqs]

and 110kph speed limit (except on the Anthony Henday or Deerfoot in rush our, then 150).....Don't, I used to live in Calgary, AB ruined, but then again do is BC, thats why I'm off.

[@BusbyTreeSurgery]

is that a mattress stuck to the roof.

[@stuartX11]

Nah. It’s the ‘constellation’ option for the headlining. Really neat.

[@kellikelli4413]

I was also wondering WHY all those dimples in his headliner.... 😉

[@bertieschitz-peas429]

​@@kellikelli4413drawing pins

[@thisisnumber0]

Don't you dare overlay a Keir on top of me...

[@brianlopez8855]

They are mobile furnaces. The Germans in power in from 1933 would have admired the ingenuity.

[@theroadsnearyou...5088]

Working around Manchester in the 1980’s you’d come across a burnt out car on a weekly bias! Back to the future!🤪👍

[@markbray2988]

Spot on about there being no safety measures in New Delhi Geoff. I lived in Delhi for 5 years and can confirm that it is completely nuts! Having said that (and despite the pollution levels being off the scale), it was the most crazy, happiest, enjoyable time of my life!

[@thestorytelleruk]

If you're in an EV when it decides it wants to burst into flames, look for the hammer to break the glass because you likely won't be able to unlock the doors.

[@gnarly8888]

There's a back up manual release so think again. The average petrol car is 10 more likely to catch fire than an EV.

[@thestorytelleruk]

@@gnarly8888 a 'backup manual release'?! What's wrong with just pulling the handle to open the door like you find in any IC car? You need to find a separate 'backup manual release? Also, after watching three separate Tesla fire incidents, they all said they had to break the glass (two kicked the side window out). Please tell me Tesla has this manual release option, it'd be really funny!

[@segandy2888]

Was the Korea one, the Mercedes in the car park???

[@Jonny_The_Organism]

Imagine the world forty seven years ago......

[@Beauloqs]

I can, I was 9. ..😂😂

[@Jonny_The_Organism]

@@Beauloqs I was 8....and what a wonderful world it was...I saw stuff in my childhood dreams/nightmares that's happening now in broad daylight....even my family said I was being daft.....I want my open fire and twin bore back!...

[@robt2151]

'I was there' - in south Wales as it happens (remember Max Boyce?)

[@Jonny_The_Organism]

@@robt2151 they weren't really songs...just chatter....lol

[@declanbrady5172]

I've driven a Suzuki SJ410 with the roof off whilst standing and having a water fight with people driving open top jeeps whilst driving through a river whilst on holiday in Turkey. Not very safe admittedly, but huge fun😂😂😂

[@K24Z3CU2]

Australia is good. We have a lot of Brits here that love it!!

[@fremenondesand3896]

Geoff I didn't fancy fixing my headlining in my saloon jag, so instead I used twist pins. Had about 200 of them, took me two hours to put them all in, and a very sore thumb afterwards. Would like to see another headliner replacement video. Also maybe a rust coating vid? Wax oil or lanoline, just need a good sunny day to do it. So maybe do it in Spain?

[@jonjon738]

Several Muslims were abusing their sun roofs on Tuesday night while driving round and round a roundabout.

[@egeegee7146]

latest esysman Superyacht news has admitted that one of the last fires onboard one of these amazing vessels was guess what a lithium battery fire. At least the super yachts are admitting the problems or starting to fess up

[@user-ij5uz5dm5j]

Soon they'll be an EV Grenfell Tower spectacle similar to that South Korean BBQ. Let see how they spin it

[@theodavies8754]

Make sure it has cruise, sure it will be fine, bit like full self driving but safer.

[@kaygibson8942]

I’ve had an EV MG parked outside my house for 4 days and as a disabled person would not be able to get out if it burst into flames.

[@Gmh6477]

Same as if any car was on fire in the same parking spot then 😂

[@countryside_guy]

​@@Gmh6477True 😂

[@svr5423]

that would be very "unfortunate" for social insurance

[@kevinmcauley7527]

I do fully agree with the ev issues but also should be worth mentioning the number of BMW non electric cars that go on fire whether due to faulty egr coolers leaking coolant slowly into the intake and mixing with carbon deposits or as in my case with a 2017 G31 5 series the starter motor shorting and causing the car to go on fire whilst I was on the motorway and ending up as a complete write off and bmw wanting nothing to do with it.

[@geoffersvoiceofreason2534]

More than three fires you have NEVER mentioned! A vehicle fire along the A14 westbound near Milton caused long delays. The incident took place at around 7.50am on Thursday morning (July 18). Car fire cause tailbacks on M54. July 18th 2024 Two Worcester Station crews from the Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Service (HWFRS) were called to the fire at 6.41pm, 16th July, which occurred on the M5 Northbound between junctions 6 and 7. A spokesperson for HWFRS said: "A small fire in the engine compartment of a vehicle on the hard shoulder had been extinguished before the fire service arrived. A convertible car burst into flames on the A456. 20th March 2024 Van fire spreads to other vehicles and blocks M6. 20th November 2023. Burnt out! Ford Transit diesel burst into flames on M6 near Wigan. 13th August 2023. Burnt out! Commercial van caught fire at Sandbach Services on M6 12th August 2023. Burnt out.! Vehicle fire closes M6 near Knutsford. 19th June 2023. Burnt out! VW Golf burst into flames on M6 near Hanley. Burnt out! 5th Oct 2023. Cause of fires undetermined. NOT an EV in sight. For the sake of drivers on the M6, all ICE vehicles should be banned from using it. Car fire spreads to house in Dittisham. Burning fuel runs down street! 20June 2023. A CAR set on fire on a drive with flames spreading to a house in Stourport-On-Severn. Not known why car set alight! 25th May 2019 Two cars, a house and its garage struck by fire at Dove Lea Gardens, River, Dover. May 2017. Two cars burnt out and part of house damaged. (Clearly ICE vehicles) Still working the old “EVs are death traps” clickbait angle eh?

[@richnorris1061]

The problem is that the fires cannot be controlled and are much more serious to deal with , lithium batteries are unstable and putting a couple of thousand of them in a car is not a good idea ( I’m an electronic engineer, industrial electrician and lifelong radio control modeller ) , I can tell you that without a shadow of a doubt in my mind , 15 years or whatever ago when models started using these batteries it was well known how fragile lithium batteries are as they would catch fire quite often . Look up the guy in the lift who got cooked by his battery pack :-/ . I wouldn’t get in one if you paid me :-)

[@geoffersvoiceofreason2534]

@@richnorris1061 Do you really believe that BEV batteries today are the same as the batteries you put in your little models 15 years ago? I think technology has moved on a wee bit. I have used rechargeable lithium batteries for years and never once has one caught fire! I also don’t know anyone else who has had one catch fire. Fact; EVs are over 20 times less likely to catch fire than an ICE vehicle. You don’t have to buy one, you can just keep believing the deliberate misinformation from this clickbait grifter and his fellow cronies.

[@Fred-gu6pk]

The reason why you shouldn't want a sunroof in India is the same reason the Italians don't have them. It is too hot opening the sunroof messes up the air conditioning and the air con is more useful

[@peterselten500]

Hi geoff you can move downunder big country cell phones dont work out in the back nlocks so you can get away from the goverment . Cheers mate🇦🇺

[@howardsanders]

I dont remember stories of (actual) milk floats bursting in to flames......

[@chrisdempsey6455]

Have you seen in the news this morning that 2nd hand electric cars are booming in sales‼️ how can this be when they are dead in the water and this come from the telegraph news paper geoff 😱

[@mick_6006]

Keep ya windows shut.... keep the fresh air in!

[@rayhall3954]

I owned a Fiat 5oo back in the late 60's which had a sun roof and, believe it or not, a hand throttle on the dash. I was told that the Italians, who else, would open the roof and set the throttle and drive the car with their foot whilst enjoying the wind in their hair. Of cause I had to verify this and found that you could in fact drive a Fiat in such a manner on English and Welsh road quite happily with little chance of mishap. The problem was the aghast motorists coming towards you and almost running of the road with surprise. If you where one of those people please accept my belated apologies for the near fatal surprise I subjected you to.

[@edwardsierpowski3839]

The best car for sunroof driving would be the original and classic Toyota MR2 T-bar. That way you don’t have to twist over, just stand up.

[@loonaticsrunningtheassylum]

It's as if they're constantly finding ways to secretly commit Genercide 🤔

[@huddunlap3999]

I am told there are move ICE fires than EV fires. But you can put out most ICE fires.

[@Dalbayob69]

Statistics are a funny thing. If there is 10 million ICE cars and 1 million EV’s, and 10% of each catch fire then there will most definitely be more ICE fires.

[@G-ra-ha-m]

And most ICE fires seem to be range rovers... :D

[@daddymulk]

Need to work out ratio of EV cars to Ice ones and the ratio of Fires to get true picture

[@ddoherty5956]

There's a bloody site more IC cars on the road and a lot more old ones at that, both skew the statistics.

[@chrisseward5368]

Move to Switzerland. check it out! Not in the EU. Direct representation in government decisions. Stable currency

[@Alantj22]

At 1 fire in 135m miles I won't be worrying too much about that. Also i suspect the fire brigade would rather deal with 1 EV fore than 100 ICE fires, even if they take a bit longer to put out

[@fredwest8896]

Move to Bulgaria. You can buy a whole village there for about £10,000.

[@lolitapitpong3826]

Then you’re in a village in Bulgaria

[@chrisbuxton1958]

Isn’t it a bit close to our Vladimir and his merry men😂?

[@chrisaris8756]

I’ve spent many years working in India. The amazing thing is that given the awful state of the electrics is that the place isn’t permanently ablaze. I really don’t think that it’s particularly to do with EVs. It’s just what happens in India. As I said I’ve spent a very long time in India (I love the country) and can never recall seeing any kind of a fire truck apart from airports.

[@jubronaljoan]

Spain. The weather is better and you'll get a tan. It's still in the EU and is a long way from the major trouble centres.

[@BenWharfe-vr1pn]

Them EVs have very good heaters

[@Noseypoke-mr7th]

IT'd be down to how high your stacked heels are on your "Elton John " boots aka "ROCKET MAN" vid.Would love to see the G.B.C. VERSION and you driving the car thru the sunroof Geoff..."An I Know it's gonna be a LONG LONG DRIVE"

[@stuartkennedy4202]

I can’t remember seeing any petrol or diesel cars advertised on tv or elsewhere for a long time now. Is there a ban?

[@wildthing6668813]

Geoff you can still get diesel petrol vehicles on the Motability scheme but some dealers might try and get the person leasing the vehicle to get an EV or Hybrid by claiming they cannot get the ICE vehicle they want but have an EV that has being sat there waiting to be registered that they want to get rid of and it won't cost them a penny as the vehicle has no deposit compared to the ICE vehicle they would be paying £500 to £700 deposit for.

[@BusbyTreeSurgery]

i drove the only safe vehicle in India an 18ton merc, i helps being the largest thing on the road, having working light, brakes, an adult driving and not yer son while you do the cooking in the passenger foot well. in china i saw the co driver poring water down a hose pipe which went to the front brakes as cooling . so safe. but india takes the biscuit for horror story crashes that we had to get involved with.

[@lolitapitpong3826]

You can buy houses in Europe for less than £20k

[@alistaircross5728]

its prononced fall_kirk (just been pedantic) geoff!

[@user-nq5ge2vs7q]

He made it sound exotic 😂

[@spezzington]

Been? Or being? 😬

[@alistaircross5728]

@@spezzington now how is been pedantic?

[@BA-gn3qb]

Some disabled military veteran, burnt that 1st car down to the ground for illegally parking in a handicapped spot.

[@allanriches9381]

I said it before and I will say it again, EV cars should be recalled to fix the battery issue causing fires as it is a risk to life.

[@David-fj5lz]

Rickshaws bouncing with batteries

[@kevinmott6205]

Because they love air flow in India regarding moving vehicles, they love crossing railway lines in front of on coming express trains. Foot off eh? Thats a expletive and a description. 😳🥺🙄

[@kennethausten]

A friend now has a brand new mobility EV MG. My daughter has a second hand Toyota hybrid she bought 6 years ago and doing well. Says something for Toyota.

[@billdornan4379]

Good morning. Kindest regards 🇨🇦🇨🇦

[@keithdenton8386]

I bet you did not hear about the petrol car that caught fire, or the other ones or the other one, what about the other one.

[@simflyer1429]

People with mobility issues in vehicles that combust from under the seat and virtually makes escape impossible for a.disabled person.

[@ddoherty5956]

Did social services remove kids from a caravan in the local area? Probably ol sparky deathbox syndrome then.🤣

[@Wee_Langside]

Hi Geoff, being the pronounciation police here. Falkirk is Faw (speckled) kirk originally in Scots Gaelic Eaglais Breac. In the same way Scots pronounce Football as Fitba'. If you're familiar with R L Stevenson's Kidnapped then Alan Breck Stewart who was a real person was called Breck because as his face bore scars from smallpox.

[@Sherlock-py2hh]

World Rallycross RX1e event at Lydden Hill, Kent last year was disrupted by a fire destroying Sebastian Loeb's electric Lancia Delta Integrale along with his teammate's car and the entire garage. Multiple further events cancelled. 'Thermal runaway ' was deemed the cause and the battery manufacturer 'could not guarantee that it won't happen again '

[@bentullett6068]

Apparently now they have allowed the internal combustion Rallycross cars to race against the EV ones, the internal combustion ones keep winning against the EV ones.

[@strawman3059]

I did wonder where all the EV's were coming from!! Naaarfolk is full of em ..

[@gnarly8888]

For balance Geoff, why don't you do a feature about petrol car fires? There's plenty to choose from as the average petrol is 10 times more likely to catch fire than an ev.