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If an electric car catches on fire you can't put it out.
I'm certain that I won't be able to put out an ice engine either. That's fire people territory and I trust them to know their business.
Well, I guess it's a good thing they rarely catch fire compared to combustion engine cars then.
Source?
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/nov/20/do-electric-cars-pose-a-greater-fire-risk-than-petrol-or-diesel-vehicles
https://www.driving.co.uk/car-clinic/are-electric-cars-more-likely-to-catch-fire-than-petrol-and-diesel-cars/
https://internationalfireandsafetyjournal.com/research-highlights-lower-fire-risk-in-electric-cars-compared-to-petrol-and-diesel-vehicles/
Etc etc
Interesting, just read the guardian article, I do think that probably if the ICE fires are less reported that does mean their less bad. But regardless yeah, that is interesting
I live in a city where electric vehicles are at least 10% of the cars on the road. I have yet to see an electric vehicle fire, even on the news.
You are accurate. What are the practical consequences?
Gas station fires are devastating. I have not seen one of those locally either so I am not selling my gas guzzler to prevent gas station fires. There are bigger problems.
100% and you know the first time it happens is going to be super covered too because of the potential for "controversy".
That's true for a petrol or a diesel vehicle too.