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Nice to see an ICE car fire getting some media attention for a change (www.bbc.co.uk)
submitted 1 day ago by dxgsthrr@feddit.uk to c/electricvehicles@slrpnk.net
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It often feels like EV fires make major headlines while ICE vehicle fires go under reported despite being order of magnitude more likely and common. Nice to see an ICE vehicle fire actually making media headlines for a change.

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[–] dxgsthrr@feddit.uk 1 points 1 day ago

I haven't seen the evidence to suggest that BEV fires are orders of magnitude more dangerous, as you claim. I have seen the evidence to suggest that they are orders of magnitude less likely.

Yes they burn hotter and are harder to extinguish, but I understand that generally they spread slower and with more warning, allowing greater time for escape (unless you are stuck in a Tesla and haven't read the manual cover to cover).

ICE cars are more likely to explode, BEV cars take longer (in general) to become fully engulfed.

If there is a credible evidence source / study looking at fatalities per fire (which corrects for the stupid door handles) then I'd be very interested to read it.