Terrorist attack?

Yeah, auto lock/stop is a hazard if anyone other than a person making minimum wage as an employee and could care less uses it. What a crock of crap!
 
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dudemaar said:
Dont see those auto trigger locks around here too much anymore.

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What Ever Happened To Gas Pump Auto-Locks?

If you are the one who has to pump gas in your family, you might have noticed over the past couple of years a special feature from the gas pump has been missing.
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I have never been to a gas station without them. Maybe it's a warmer climate thing where they are gone but no way is anyone standing outside where it snows holding the pump without also rioting against it.
 
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We've had a number of Teslas got up in smoke, and I mean burned down to the rims. GM had to recall ALL of their new model cars because of battery problems. I really don't think electric technology, battery powered, is really ready for widespread use yet.

Someone posted that a new all electric fire truck is out. Problem with that is it has a diesel engine to extend the range, doesn't pump nearly as much water as a combustion powered fire engine and costs $300,000 or so more. Keep in mind that a base level firetruck is in the $500,000 range to begin with. I'll bet liberal cities will be rushing out, taxpayer dollars in hand, to buy them and watch the fires in their cities get worse.
 
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Gas pump nozzles in California are equipped with a vapor-recovery device, it amounts to a fat, rubber, spring-loaded corrugated sheath over the nozzle that prevents the dispensing of fuel unless the rubber portion is compressed significantly and relatively well-sealed against the filler neck. You could never achieve that feat that the dude in China pulled off. I thought such devices were more widespread.
On the downside, it makes filling a plastic gas can a real challenge sometimes, but I guess I shouldn't worry, California will probably be banning gasoline in the next decade :confused:
 
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sebastiantombs said:
We've had a number of Teslas got up in smoke, and I mean burned down to the rims. GM had to recall ALL of their new model cars because of battery problems. I really don't think electric technology, battery powered, is really ready for widespread use yet.

Someone posted that a new all electric fire truck is out. Problem with that is it has a diesel engine to extend the range, doesn't pump nearly as much water as a combustion powered fire engine and costs $300,000 or so more. Keep in mind that a base level firetruck is in the $500,000 range to begin with. I'll bet liberal cities will be rushing out, taxpayer dollars in hand, to buy them and watch the fires in their cities get worse.
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then they will blame climate change for the higher level of fire damage, and demand MORE ELECTRIC FIRE TRUCKS.
EDIT: Wait---- what thread is this??? LOL
 
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sebastiantombs said:
We've had a number of Teslas got up in smoke, and I mean burned down to the rims. GM had to recall ALL of their new model cars because of battery problems. I really don't think electric technology, battery powered, is really ready for widespread use yet.

Someone posted that a new all electric fire truck is out. Problem with that is it has a diesel engine to extend the range, doesn't pump nearly as much water as a combustion powered fire engine and costs $300,000 or so more. Keep in mind that a base level firetruck is in the $500,000 range to begin with. I'll bet liberal cities will be rushing out, taxpayer dollars in hand, to buy them and watch the fires in their cities get worse.
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they will let the taxpayer invest in new fire depts after they bought a few electric trucks



imagine you are in the bus and trying to save the planet
it caught fire so fast no way out
 
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Flintstone61 said:
Jesus Christ! we have one moron behind a counter selling Lottery tickets, and cigarettes, there will not be 8 guys with fire extinguishers coming to the rescue! the whole neighborhood will burn down in the USA......
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Same in the UK. Unmanned except for a single cashier.


dudemaar said:
Dont see those auto trigger locks around here too much anymore.

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What Ever Happened To Gas Pump Auto-Locks?

If you are the one who has to pump gas in your family, you might have noticed over the past couple of years a special feature from the gas pump has been missing.
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Always been banned on safety grounds in the UK. Over here the moment you stop pressing the trigger the flow cuts off.


EMPIRETECANDY said:
The battery bike is crazy, so right now China require all e-bike have to put at opening place outdoor.
There has lots of accidenet the battery car explosion in China too, burn other cars nearby.
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I think China manufacturers are learning now what tesla and other Western brands did early on, that making safe battery packs for cars is an art. I beleive it's a little known that tesla battery packs have heaters for winter and active cooling fans in summer specifically to prevent overheating / poor cold performance.

The fire risk will probably be alleviated though by newer battery technologies. LiOn isn't ideal for situations where it can get hot. I believe one of the best techs is Water Iron Battery technology although the weight of these makes them unsuitable for cars but ideal for home storage - it basically uses rust and rust reversal as a storage means for the power. The use of power causes the iron to rust and the application of charge reverses the rusting, at least as I understand it. needs less to say, iron and water isn't very flammable (unless you live in Pensylvania)! (at least allegedly).
 
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They should just assign a Karen to be a passenger on every electric bus. That way in the event of a battery fire she could do what she does best, and create an hypoxic environment .. sucking the air out of the (room) bus, saving everyone concerned and rehabilitating her PR problem in one fell swoop. It's a win win...at least it is during and after. Not so much prior to any disaster.
 
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