Electric Vehicles

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Electric Vehicles are a key part of our tomorrow and how we get there. If we can get all the fossil fuel vehicles off our roads, out of our seas and out of our skies, we'll have a much better environment. This community is where we discuss the various different vehicles and news stories regarding electric transportation.

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Nice to see an ICE car fire getting some media attention for a change (www.bbc.co.uk)

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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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[–] hperrin@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 day ago

A fuel tank often does burst into flames if it is torn open and sprays fuel into the air, though. Watch enough NASCAR and you’ll see it for yourself.