[dfox]

Originally Posted by M5Rick

I'm sure they're taking all the precautions.

I have family in Tampa. Multiple properties. They've all left. Furniture lifted as high in the house as possible, shutters, electricity off, and other typical preparations.

Thankfully for them, it looks like the eye is hitting south of Tampa, which means the winds will push the water out of the bay, and the flooding shouldn't be too bad for them. Not the case for folks south of the eye though, that storm surge is going to end up somewhere.

[3PedalJake]

Originally Posted by Efthreeoh

As far as peer-reviewed... start with Patrick Michaels, yeah, you'll research him on the internet and come back with the "misinformation" internet attack meme. Great, but I've read his books.

Originally Posted by dfox

But the mere fact that you bring up Patrick Michaels as your source speaks volumes about how "well rounded" your "self-education" is. :

Like clockwork, right on cue.

[pz619]

Originally Posted by Efthreeoh

Nope. But I understand the science. The real science, not the made up stuff.

Lol... okay.

[minaret]

Trying to sift through this thread. My 2008 e91 (N52 with 6AT) has 347,261 miles. The wagon has been great with clean Blackstone oil reports, but beginning to look for something newer. Perhaps a PHEV?

[Efthreeoh]

Originally Posted by dfox

I'm not here to read this entire thread to find out about your "education". But the mere fact that you bring up Patrick Michaels as your source speaks volumes about how "well rounded" your "self-education" is. I applaud you for reading something, that's great. But maybe branch out from a dude who was paid for by the oil and coal industry to spin up bullshit.

Regardless, I'm done with the climate topic. Let's talk about ev fires again and again.

Lol. Always the same retort. Lol.

And you left out Big Tobacco.

[M5Rick]

Ok all you guys with connections to Florida in one way or another Milton has been downgraded to Cat 1 after it hit the coast at Cat 4 losing force as it continued.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...ker-tampa.html

[M5Rick]

Originally Posted by minaret

Trying to sift through this thread. My 2008 e91 (N52 with 6AT) has 347,261 miles. The wagon has been great with clean Blackstone oil reports, but beginning to look for something newer. Perhaps a PHEV?

Plug in hybrids seem to be catching on much more that full EV's which have long term lithium battery life and fire risk at the forefront on more and more peoples minds.
PHEV's with a very small (and much safer) lithium battery to take you without engine for around 35 miles, and a seperate normal battery for engine running. The only thing I see here is if you should get critically low on gas then switch to your hopefully fully charged electric to get you by to find a gas station.

[gblansten]

According to data from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), electric vehicles (EVs) are less likely to catch fire than gasoline-powered or hybrid vehicles:
Vehicle type

Fires per 100,000 vehicles sold
Electric vehicle
25

Gasoline-powered vehicle
1,530

Hybrid vehicle
3,475

https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/enviro...less-fire-risk

[M5Rick]

Originally Posted by gblansten

According to data from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), electric vehicles (EVs) are less likely to catch fire than gasoline-powered or hybrid vehicles:
Vehicle type

Fires per 100,000 vehicles sold
Electric vehicle
25

Gasoline-powered vehicle
1,530

Hybrid vehicle
3,475

https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/enviro...less-fire-risk

Oh my days... that's because there are far more (millions upon millions) gas and diesel vehicles on the road than EV's. You of all people should know that