{"id":283781,"date":"2023-10-18T11:31:06","date_gmt":"2023-10-18T09:31:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=283781"},"modified":"2023-10-18T11:31:09","modified_gmt":"2023-10-18T09:31:09","slug":"its-over-the-luton-airport-fire-just-killed-the-ev-market-heres-why","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=283781","title":{"rendered":"It&#8217;s OVER. The Luton Airport Fire just KILLED the EV market. Here&#8217;s why."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"419\" data-attachment-id=\"283785\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=283785\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/00Screenshot-2023-10-18-113008.png?fit=977%2C566&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"977,566\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"00Screenshot-2023-10-18-113008\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/00Screenshot-2023-10-18-113008.png?fit=723%2C419&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/00Screenshot-2023-10-18-113008.png?resize=723%2C419&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-283785\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/00Screenshot-2023-10-18-113008.png?w=977&amp;ssl=1 977w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/00Screenshot-2023-10-18-113008.png?resize=300%2C174&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/00Screenshot-2023-10-18-113008.png?resize=768%2C445&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>It does not matter how the fire started, the EVs ensure the fire spreads, because as each battery pack is heated it spreads the fire to all neighbouring vehicles as happened with the recent ferry fires.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@GeoffBuysCars\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"40\" src=\"https:\/\/yt3.ggpht.com\/NRSbwSZsbAmjX6uWzC-hSULNj3Slqq05fCOxHKFXi3PNG4KyGHBoQrX16hqVBdV0VO5POfsoAw=s48-c-k-c0x00ffffff-no-rj\" alt=\"\">Geoff Buys Cars<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A quick &#8216;Geoff Reacts&#8217; video after an evening, night and morning of trawling the internet for evidence&#8230; but it doesn&#8217;t matter. The public reaction to the Luton Airport Multi Storey Car Park Fire just killed the EV Market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In this candid video, Geoff explains why Karen and Keith have killed the EV market as they are nod in agreement this morning over their Weetabix before Keith goes out to cut the grass and Karen goes out to moan at supermarkets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It&#8217;s over, basically.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"723\" height=\"407\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Rs44yW7vOP4?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It does not matter how the fire started, the EVs ensure the fire spreads, because as each battery pack is heated it spreads the fire to all neighbouring vehicles as happened with the recent ferry fires. 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