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Re:Volvo Tells Plug-In Hybrid Owners to Stop Charging by goalieca on Friday March 28, 2025 @08:13PM (#43511387)
EV fire in an underground parking garage or home garage is a scary thought.
Re:Volvo Tells Plug-In Hybrid Owners to Stop Charging by gambiting on Friday March 28, 2025 @08:20PM (#43511458)
Is it more scary than an ICE car fire? A fuel tank of most ICE cars carries more energy than even the largest EV batteries - and many underground garages and homes have been burnt down to a crisp from a regular car fire, once it gets going it really doesn't matter what type of car it is.

In fact one of the largest car insurance claims in history is from a Ford truck that caught fire on a ferry in transit, burning down all of its (very expensive) cargo.

https://www.jalopnik.com/how-one-suv-fire-destroyed-45-milli...

Re:Volvo Tells Plug-In Hybrid Owners to Stop Charging by goalieca on Saturday March 29, 2025 @01:16PM (#43516995)
an EV fire burns hotter and this does more structural damage.
Re:Volvo Tells Plug-In Hybrid Owners to Stop Charging by gambiting on Saturday March 29, 2025 @06:48PM (#43519426)
Interesting - do you have any materials about it that I could read up on?