Fact remains you showed your true colours by calling for my post to be deleted simply because you do not agree with its contents I can only assume by your knee jerk reaction that you drive one of these hybrids
Hi Jojo, I don’t disagree with your content per se, what I do disagree with however, is the same old UK press. A report was published in the US surrounding “Plug in Hybrids”, which your typical UK press picked up on(inc the Telegraph) and in their typical style made it sound worse than it was by suggesting all types of Hybrids were affected, which was not the case. To make matters worse, they then start to quote deaths and officials such as the RAC chief are wanting an urgent enquiry group set up, to look into this specific area. This is an outright lie, as the RAC along with other organisations have been calling for such a group surrounding “general” safety and not specifically plug in hybrids (see “Brake” link). The press do this to instill fear and not everyone is likewise minded and this is where my qualm lies, rather than with you specifically.
On your other topic, you mention the NTSB, which I also gave a summary to the NTSB report based on plug in hybrids, which are found in the US rather than any other hybrid type. However, the point still stands vehicle standards differ to european counterparts and cannot use reports from a country that has different build regulations to our own. I do agree fire is fire and differentiate by country or person.
Do I drive an hybrid, specifically a plug in hybrid, which is what the subject is/should be related to, then the answer is yes, but I have maintained throughout, I am driving two bombs!
Happy new year!