schizoidman@lemmy.zip to Electric Vehicles@slrpnk.netEnglish · 2 months agoWant a safe car? Crash tests say you should go electricthedriven.ioexternal-linkmessage-square19linkfedilinkarrow-up152
arrow-up152external-linkWant a safe car? Crash tests say you should go electricthedriven.ioschizoidman@lemmy.zip to Electric Vehicles@slrpnk.netEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square19linkfedilink
minus-squarekepix@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 months agowhoever wrote this advertisement, havent seen a burning car battery
minus-squarebudget_biochemist@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·edit-21 month 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-up6·1 month 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.
minus-squarenimisnimi@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-21 month agoBasically, you require a special section in the car safety assessment documents, listing random people exclamations - when they see a fire burning? Wow. /S
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.
Basically, you require a special section in the car safety assessment documents, listing random people exclamations - when they see a fire burning?
Wow. /S