'My new car caught fire just days after I bought it'
www.bbc.co.uk
Sian Crooks said her car suddenly came to a stop and within seconds the engine was "engulfed in flames".

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.

  • hperrin@lemmy.caEnglish
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    3 days ago

    You were right to doubt that it’s true, because it very much isn’t.

    Examining electric car accident statistics reveals that occupants of electric vehicles are safer than occupants of gasoline-powered cars or trucks. For example, you are 40% less likely to be injured while using an EV than while driving or riding in a traditional internal combustion engine vehicle.

    This lower risk of injury also includes the risk of a vehicle catching fire. Internal combustion engine vehicles are approximately 50 times more likely to catch fire in an accident compared to EVs — there has been one Tesla fire for every 210 million vehicle miles traveled, while an internal combustion engine vehicle catches fire once every 19 million vehicle miles traveled.

    - https://seriousaccidents.com/blog/electric-car-accident-statistics-facts-are-accidents-more-likely-in-evs/