Electric Vehicle Fire Myths

From The Limiting Factor.

Electric vehicle fires are no more dangerous to people and structures than internal combustion vehicle fires and they happen far less often. Today I’ll walk you through data, the research, and real world examples to bust the EV fire myth.

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Sources:

Tesla’s vehicle fire stats:
https://www.tesla.com/ns_videos/2023-tesla-impact-report-highlights.pdf

https://www.tesla.com/VehicleSafetyReport

511 EV Fires Analyzed:
https://lwfiles.mycourse.app/63eddf5c5c08745dab2ef5ff-public/publicFiles/EV%20FireSafe%20Global%20EV%20Fires%202010%20-%20June%202024.pdf

Insurance Data:
https://www.iihs.org/media/ca2618fc-c875-4246-8a9f-5977f3b702f6/Ewxm_A/HLDI%20Research/Bulletins/hldi_bulletin_37-25.pdf

EV Fires are about the same intensity:
https://www.maritimemagazines.com/maritime-reporter/202310/lies-damn-lies-and-inextinguishable-lore-ev-fires/

https://iumi.com/news/press-releases/iumi-publishes-best-practice-recommendations-for-the-safe-carriage-of-electric-vehicles

1500 Car Fire Started by Diesel:
https://www.autoblog.com/features/heres-the-car-that-sparked-a-massive-1500-vehicle-fire-at-london-airport-car-park

https://www.itv.com/news/anglia/2024-03-21/car-park-fire-that-destroyed-up-to-1500-vehicles-was-an-accident

E-Scooters are the issue
https://theconversation.com/electric-vehicle-fires-are-very-rare-the-risk-for-petrol-and-diesel-vehicles-is-at-least-20-times-higher-213468

German Arson:
https://x.com/alex_avoigt/status/1701535083461513431?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1701535083461513431%7Ctwgr%5Eb8cd75a97e760aee59d05de9f2e8e31cb189a6a9%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.teslarati.com%2F15-teslas-burn-frankfurt-group-claims-responsibility-arson%2F

15 Teslas burn in Frankfurt, group claims responsibility for fiery incident

*Timeline*
00:00 Introduction
02:21 EV Fire Likelihood
05:09 EV Fire Intensity
10:57 The Triggers of EV and ICE Fires
13:49 Vapour Cloud Explosions (VCEs)
15:13 EVs Are Safer in General
16:26 E-Scooter and E-Bike Risks
18:29 Summary

Intro Music by Dyalla: Homer Said