I dare not add this but Electric Bus Catches Fire!

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  1. GrumpyCabbie

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    A city local to me (York - the original one) introduced some electric buses on a popular route. Initially they are proving popular and my local bus company have introduced one (to test) on a route in my town. This has been within the last 12 months or so.

    And now this! :unsure:

    Electric bus catches fire in York city centre - BBC News

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    Hmmm.
     
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    are they chinese?
     
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    oh boy.
     
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    right, but who cares about liquid fuel vehicles catching fire?;)
     
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    Looks like another case of spontaneous human combustion on a bus.
     
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    self immolation. or is that just for teenagers?
     
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    That will teach turncoats like you who just switched to all-electric vehicles. ;)

    Of course, we won't talk about the hydrocarbon fueled rigs that burn so frequently that it just isn't news unless it involves prominent or spectacular fatalities.
     
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    Non-EV fire.....
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    Non-EV fire.....
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    Non-accidental, Non EV fire....


    Theory: They all burn.
     
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