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Originally posted by mudguts: ↑

The 2024 Chevrolet Corvette E-Ray hybrid supercar has been banned from taking part in 'weekend warrior' race-track events by one of the biggest Corvette owners clubs in the US.

The hybrid supercar has been sidelined by amateur motorsport organisers from competing in motor racing circuit time trials – and also instructed owners to park further away from their V8 counterparts in the pit area amid fears over a fire risk.

“Electric vehicles/hybrids using lithium type battery packs are prohibited (from participating in) competitive events,” the NCCC’s amended competition rule book says.

“If driven to NCCC events, they (hybrid and electric cars) should be parked 30 feet (nine metres) minimum from structures or other vehicles.”

ithium-ion batteries – such as those which power the Chevrolet Corvette E-Ray’s electric motors – contain a flammable electrolyte fluid which can become pressurised if the battery cells are damaged, resulting in a more intense fire than a petrol engine.

These ‘thermal runaway’ fires cannot be extinguished with the same equipment as those used to put out a traditional car fire, requiring not only specialist equipment but also specific training to manage the higher temperatures and potential for electric shocks.

Looks like no faith inthe new tech.....surely the car insurers are willing to take on tht risk (at no increase to the premium)

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There you go again muddy, anything you can find that might slow down that EV tsunami that is about to swamp you and the rest of the deniers. There are far less EV fires (even including collision damage events) per 1000 vehicles on the road than ICE fires. Those numbers even include the Chevy Bolt which was spontaneously lighting up due to a cell manufacturing fault

Its a bit like plane crashes, air transport is the safest way of moving from A to B in terms of person miles than any other means yet an air crash will always create headlines and exhaustive investigations when other types of transport deaths rarely rate a mention despite the fact that they are far more numerous.

IMO the main reason the NCCC want to discourage EVs from their events is that they are just plain superior so the boys (and girls) with their ICEs are just jealous of that.

I don't know why this same strange mindset has carried over to the insurance industry but at least there is some light at the end of the tunnel there or at least for the Tesla owners in the USA (and soon for the RotW) anyway because Elon is now offering insurance for his vehicles at less than market rates due to the fact that they have less accidents than other vehicles on the road.