The argument that there are more electric car fires than gasoline car fires is silly, yet many people believe this is the case. I recently saw a few articles pointing to a study by Auto
Insurance EZ which analyzed and compared data from the Bureau of Transportation Statistics , the National Transportation Safety Board , and government recall data fromWhile looking over the study, I noticed something familiar and realized that I’ve included data from the study in, which pointed out that spontaneous Tesla firers are incredibly rare. However, in that article, I didn’t fully break down the study itself. I only used it as one of the sources for that particular article.
The study not only looks into fires and recalls to see if EVs are more prone to car fires than gas or hybrid cars but also discusses how cars catch fire, shares expert advice on car fires, and addresses frequently asked questions. “Based on this data, electric vehicles don’t catch fire nearly as much as the news claims. Hybrid cars seem to be the most dangerous for fires, followed by gas vehicle.”
The study also addresses the difficulty of putting out fires. Although the data show that EV fires aren’t as common as gas fires, they are still dangerous and are often harder to put out than gas fires. The study noted that most firefighters aren’t familiar with how to put out EV fires since they are somewhat new.
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