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j_iliz

10/04/21 7:34 AM

#54345 RE: j_iliz #54342

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“there has been approximately one Tesla vehicle fire for every 205 million miles traveled. By comparison, data from the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) and U.S. Department of Transportation shows that in the United States there is a vehicle fire for every 19 million miles traveled.”

https://www.forbes.com/sites/brookecrothers/2021/07/11/are-electric-cars-safe-another-chevy-bolt-caught-fire-a-tesla-model-s-plaid-did-too/
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boston745

10/04/21 11:39 AM

#54361 RE: j_iliz #54342

Again ICE vehicles outnumber EVs 10:1. Of course there are going to be more fires. However ICE fires do not just combust like EVs do. Also on a per car registered ratio, which is the only ratio that matters, EVs are 2.5x more likely to catch fire.

However whats particularly interesting is how EVs just combust during solar storms and the presence of surface magnetic fields. Those fields can cause thermal heating of lithium cells (wireless charge individual cells) & abnormal dendrite growth. Both lead to thermal runaway and thus fires.