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Lithium fires are a scary thing to deal with, but electric cars are something like 75x less likely to catch fire than ICE cars. [1] Regarding weight, yes. Elec
by the_gastropod 3y ago
Lithium fires are a scary thing to deal with, but electric cars are something like 75x less likely to catch fire than ICE cars. [1]
Regarding weight, yes. Electric cars weigh more than comparable ICE cars. But it’s pretty rich how this is such a large concern when the target is electric vehicles, and not the ever-increasing size of vehicles (especially American) people are buying. A Nissan Leaf is still far lighter than a gas powered F-150—the top selling “car” in the US.
[1] https://www.autoweek.com/news/a38225037/how-much-you-should-worry-about-ev-fires/ https://www.autoweek.com/news/a38225037/how-much-you-should-...