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Re:Volvo Tells Plug-In Hybrid Owners to Stop Charging by magicalhippo on Friday March 28, 2025 @08:04PM (#43511297)
> Strange all I hear about with modern EVs are issues due to fire. In theory EVs should be far safer than any fossil fuel cars.

Strange indeed. Possibly because we're so used to ICEs catching fire it's not registering anymore[1][2][3].

[1]: https://www.faktisk.no/artikkel/er-elbilen-en-brannbombe/118...

[2]: https://www.nrk.no/vestfoldogtelemark/279-bilbranner-hittil-...

[3]: https://www.tv2.no/broom/harde-fakta-sa-ofte-brenner-elbiler...

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Re:Volvo Tells Plug-In Hybrid Owners to Stop Charging by tyingq on Friday March 28, 2025 @08:15PM (#43511416)
Hard to make direct comparisons though, right? A battery fire poses different risks.
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Re:Volvo Tells Plug-In Hybrid Owners to Stop Charging by magicalhippo on Friday March 28, 2025 @08:29PM (#43511505)
Sure it's different, but as noted by my last source, there's very few EV fires that start in or spread to the battery.

So not only do EVs catch fire significantly less than ICEs, but battery fires is just a small fraction of that.

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