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C-Kwik
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bigbadberry3 wrote:Not sure if you just angry or didn't see my post, any special instructions for a car accident?
Sorry, I missed that post. No special instructions after an accident that I've noticed. Though, apparently firefighters are being trained on EV's in general to reduce certain dangers if they are dealing with extracting an accident victim. The biggest concern appears to be electrocution. But there are apparently places where they can disconnect the high voltage battery power by cutting a 12 volt cable.


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C-Kwik wrote:
bigbadberry3 wrote:Not sure if you just angry or didn't see my post, any special instructions for a car accident?
Sorry, I missed that post. No special instructions after an accident that I've noticed. Though, apparently firefighters are being trained on EV's in general to reduce certain dangers if they are dealing with extracting an accident victim. The biggest concern appears to be electrocution. But there are apparently places where they can disconnect the high voltage battery power by cutting a 12 volt cable.
Was exactly what I was looking for. Wonder if there are any dangers for you on the inside ....

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I don't see how there would be any extra danger on the inside.
It has an engine and a motor and a lot of batteries, like a regular hybrid.

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Razi wrote:I don't see how there would be any extra danger on the inside.
It has an engine and a motor and a lot of batteries, like a regular hybrid.
To a degree, I have to agree. I would expect the higher voltage power lines would take a path down the middle of the chassis as the batteries reside there. But if for some reason, they are on the outboard side, it could be a concern for rescuers. Guess it depends though. I've never cut someone out of a car so I have no idea what all the possible scenarios are either.


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