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> Strange all I hear about with modern EVs are issues due to fire. In theory EVs should be far safer than any fossil fuel cars. Never try to extrapolate freque
by chmod775 2y ago
> Strange all I hear about with modern EVs are issues due to fire. In theory EVs should be far safer than any fossil fuel cars.
Never try to extrapolate frequency or risk based on news headlines.
Combustion-engine cars catch fire all the time, but that rarely makes headlines.
> US fire departments responded to an estimated annual average of 215,096 vehicle fires in the United States from 2018–2022[1]
That's 600 vehicle fires per day.
Search for recent results of "car catches fire" on google news or wherever, and you'll only get a dozen incidents for the past day.
If a car burns down and few are impacted in any way, it doesn't make the news. Unless it's an EV.
[1] https://www.nfpa.org/education-and-research/research/nfpa-research/fire-statistical-reports/vehicle-fires https://www.nfpa.org/education-and-research/research/nfpa-re...
- woleium 2y agoHumans are notably bad at evaluating low probability, high impact risk. An ICE car burning in the street has lower potential for life threatening damage than a PHEV burning when in a garage of a house overnight (ignoring the difficulty fire crews have dealing with battery fires). Besides, Volvo has safety at the heart of its brand image, so it makes sense that they would issue an overly cautious warning.