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Thanks for that. It rings a bell but I didn’t pay a lot of attention to it at the time. IMHO, the biggest detriment would be the potential for thermal runaway in the event of a crash. I won’t go into the details, as the info is readily available online, but…

…suffice it to say that EV fires with current battery technology are a big deal. They are difficult to put out and can reignite at any time as long as the batteries are still energized.

Frankly, I’m not a proponent of the mass adoption of EVs in their current (pardon the pun) state but from the info that trickles in from China from time to time it sounds like they are on the precipice of a major leap in battery technology, that might solve many of the issues with present day EVs.

This is just my personal opinion, but if racing went electric, this old school fan would no longer tune in. To me the sound and the way petrol engines behave are a large part of the experience. The annoying high pitched whine of electric motors do nothing in making the experience enjoyable and would likely force me to revert to old race coverage on youtube for my racing fix…

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