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And in fact, they are - regular ICE cars are far far far more likely to cause fires than EVs. EV fire is much harder to extinguish, but it's debatable if it's m
by gambiting 2y ago
And in fact, they are - regular ICE cars are far far far more likely to cause fires than EVs. EV fire is much harder to extinguish, but it's debatable if it's more dangerous to the occupants as the batteries have a solid firewall between them and the cabin.
Even in this case - Volvo identified one case where a problem occured, and decided to recall 7000 cars(out of 100s of thousands sold), and even among those they said they will check first if they even need to have a battery module replaced.
In the meantime my last petrol Mercedes was recalled 3 times in my 4 years of ownership.....each time for a fire risk. And that was part of larger recall spanning 100s of thousands of cars globally.
- goalieca 2y agoEV fire in an underground parking garage or home garage is a scary thought.
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- gambiting 2y agoIs it more scary than an ICE car fire? A fuel tank of most ICE cars carries more energy than even the largest EV batteries - and many underground garages and homes have been burnt down to a crisp from a regular car fire, once it gets going it really doesn't matter what type of car it is. In fact one of the largest car insurance claims in history is from a Ford truck that caught fire on a ferry in transit, burning down all of its (very expensive) cargo. https://www.jalopnik.com/how-one-suv-fire-destroyed-45-million-in-cars-damaged-1826086012/ https://www.jalopnik.com/how-one-suv-fire-destroyed-45-milli...