06-30-2008, 11:56 PM
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Engineering first
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Real Name: Bob
Location: Huntsville, AL
Hybrids: Prius Classic 03
Posts: 5,044
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Electric car fire not caused by battery
http://www.upi.com/Top_News/2008/06/...0041214658249/
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BOULDER, Colo., June 28 (UPI) -- Backers of all-electric cars say they're relieved a fire that destroyed a Toyota Prius prototype this month wasn't caused by the battery.
A report from the Boulder, Colo., firm that built the Prius prototype said the blaze was instead caused by loose electrical connections that set fire to the vehicle's upholstery, and not by the sophisticated lithium ion batteries it carried, The Los Angeles Times reported Saturday.
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I wasn't even aware of the fire except for this "no problem" report. This is the skepticism anyone who builds an after-market device faces.
Bob Wilson
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