{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Electrical X Factor","title":"Parking Lot Perils","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3938,"description":"Parking Lot Perils Electrical X-Factor is all about the fast-paced, ever-changing world of the electrical trade as seen by a seasoned electrician who’s been in the business for over 40 years. David Moss, CEO and founder of Patriot Electric in Victoria, BC, doesn’t hold back. He comes from the school of hard knocks… and class is in session.   In this supercharged episode, we talk about the new hotness: electric vehicles. Specifically, electric vehicles blowing up. There are critical safety concerns surrounding the lithium-ion batteries, and a new need for updated fire safety regulations. We welcome Herbert Schmitz onto the show to talk about fire prevention and how innovations used in the mining industry can be applied to parkades and buildings as a precise, multi-functional early-warning detection system…  Linear Heat Detection: what is it, and how can it help prevent people from dying in a fire? Schmitz highlights the potential for a catastrophic event given the material composition of a modern electric car, the difference between an electric vehicle battery running away versus an internal-combustion engine fire, and why it’s so deadly for first responders and bystanders.   He and David Moss discuss regulatory challenges and roadblocks (the very human nature to reject change), and the way forward, in order to prevent disaster that may only be a matter of time at this point with concerns about cheap manufacturing, a lack of quality control, and a fundamental lack of understanding of the technologies involved.   Safety is always about making changes for the better. Unfortunately, they usually come in response to Titanic-levels of tragedy and according to Schmitz, British Columbia’s parkade fire codes haven’t been updated since the ‘70s.   About Herbert Schmitz & LUNA Innovations (https://lunainc.com/)  Herbert Schmitz is a seasoned professional in the mining and technology sectors, currently serving as the Global Segment Lead for Mining at LUNA Innovations since...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/F9vCbdak_5tQi6ZgcbY0r8NUd9i2P67GjObrbVeAF1k/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS80N2Ix/YTkzZmRjYzNjODM1/MzJjM2NlMTYzMWI5/NjcxMC5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}