schizoidman@lemmy.zip to Electric Vehicles@slrpnk.netEnglish · 3 months agoWant a safe car? Crash tests say you should go electricthedriven.ioexternal-linkmessage-square15linkfedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down10
arrow-up12arrow-down1external-linkWant a safe car? Crash tests say you should go electricthedriven.ioschizoidman@lemmy.zip to Electric Vehicles@slrpnk.netEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square15linkfedilink
minus-squarekepix@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 months agowhoever wrote this advertisement, havent seen a burning car battery
minus-squarebudget_biochemist@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-23 months agoFires in Petrol/Diesel vehicles are about 20 times more likely than in EVs. More data from Norway - at the time 28.3% of cars in the country were electric but they were involved in only 7.4% of total vehicle fires. More data in the article shows that the rate is decreasing too.
minus-squarerbn@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·3 months ago the rate is decreasing too That’s to be expected I guess as more and more batteries aren’t even flammable anymore, e.g. LiFePo.
whoever wrote this advertisement, havent seen a burning car battery
Fires in Petrol/Diesel vehicles are about 20 times more likely than in EVs.
More data from Norway - at the time 28.3% of cars in the country were electric but they were involved in only 7.4% of total vehicle fires. More data in the article shows that the rate is decreasing too.
That’s to be expected I guess as more and more batteries aren’t even flammable anymore, e.g. LiFePo.
Or a leaking gas tank.