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Not disputing this happens to other cars but 300 a day - in the UK alone no less - seems plausibly high. Got a source to back up that figure?
by laumars 8y ago
Not disputing this happens to other cars but 300 a day - in the UK alone no less - seems plausibly high. Got a source to back up that figure?
- thomasfedb 8y agoIt's closer to 40 a day, at least in 2016/17. Still, it's not a rare event, which I think was the point being made. https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/636436/fire-statistics-data-tables-fire0302.xlsx https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/...
- oldcynic 8y agoFrom your Excel link: Of which 50% are deliberate, and there is no breakdown of how many of the rest are random mechanical failure as opposed to having been involved in a collision with an associated fire.
- thomasfedb 8y agoI used the figures from accidental only - roughly 12k p.a. is around 35-40/day. Rough maths.
- csomar 8y ago40 a day for the UK is still a rare event. Don’t forget that there are lots of old cars there and negligent owners. But these news will make Tesla stick to higher standarda. So I don’t mind them.
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- mikeash 8y agoSource: https://www.fireservice.co.uk/safety/vehicle-fires/ https://www.fireservice.co.uk/safety/vehicle-fires/ I realize many of these are not really the same thing (there’s a lot of arson) but the basic point stands.