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Worrisome for whom? It doesn’t appear that anyone was hurt. I’m not exactly crying for Jeff Bezos, I’m sure he has insurance.

• mholm 2y ago
  Worrisome for anyone with a Rivian vehicle; I’d bet it’s a nearly identical battery/circuit in a different arrangement
  • 39896880 2y ago
    Worrying before having all the facts is a waste of time.
    • smegsicle 2y ago
      time you enjoy worrying is not wasted
  • sottol 2y ago
    Generally, there's more car fires than you'd think. Summary off google: "Data from the National Transportation Safety Board showed that EVs were involved in approximately 25 fires for every 100,000 sold. Comparatively, approximately 1,530 gasoline-powered vehicles and 3,475 hybrid vehicles were involved in fires for every 100,000 sold." That's 1.5% chance of an ICE car burning down, 3.5% of a hybrid. That's even higher than I thought. I assume this is including accidents and they probably account for the majority of fires, but ICE cars also catch fire parked sometimes. Off top of head, there was a Mercedes GLS recall and the recent Kia Telluride/Hyundai Palisade recall due to car fires in drive-ways/garages when parked. [http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/environment-energy-coordination/climate-matters/EV-less-fire-risk http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/environment-energy-coordination...]