Electric Cars
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I'd be more comfortable with it if I had a separate garage rather than it being essentially below where we sleep and killing us should it have some charging failure and catch on fire.
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Gas vehicles actually have a higher “catch on fire” rate.
You seem to have a fetish for pulling numbers out of your ass to support your positions.
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Source for spontaneous fire while parked in garage?
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Electric Vehicles Catch Fire Considerably Less Than Gas Cars
With recent electric vehicle fires, such as the ones with the Chevy Bolt, you might think that EVs are more prone to fires than gas-powered cars. However, as a recent study shows, the opposite is true.
www.motorbiscuit.com
- Electric vehicles: 25 fires per 100,000 sold
- Gas-powered cars: 1,530 fires per 100,000 sold
- Hybrid cars: 3,475 fires per 100,000 sold
I'm sure my wife will get one, because like @MAIZEandBLUE09 my wife only drives a limited amount of in town miles a day.
It would be great not to screw with gas and oil, have to be honest.
We'll wait a few years to make that move. There will be some things they need to iron out, and I'm not going to be the Guinea Pig.
In the mean time, looks like a new Bronco for her.
Don't ask me why.
It would be great not to screw with gas and oil, have to be honest.
We'll wait a few years to make that move. There will be some things they need to iron out, and I'm not going to be the Guinea Pig.
In the mean time, looks like a new Bronco for her.
Don't ask me why.
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No how many start fire in their garage without occupancy or interactionElectric Vehicles Catch Fire Considerably Less Than Gas Cars
With recent electric vehicle fires, such as the ones with the Chevy Bolt, you might think that EVs are more prone to fires than gas-powered cars. However, as a recent study shows, the opposite is true.
Interestingly hybrid vehicles are the most at risk.
- Electric vehicles: 25 fires per 100,000 sold
- Gas-powered cars: 1,530 fires per 100,000 sold
- Hybrid cars: 3,475 fires per 100,000 sold
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I'm not anti electric but curious about this particular situation.
Our next vehicle purchase will be an EV but not because of some silly misconception of being greener but rather convenience and stable fuel cost
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Probably still fewer EVs, right? I mean even if 100% of the EV data were unoccupied and only 10% of the gas vehicle data was unoccupied, the gas vehicles would still be far more a risk.
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I feel like most combustion engine fires are related to moving or poor maintenance just a guess. I've never known anyone who had their vehicle catch fire in their garage so I can't speak to it
Shit
I never thought about this.
what if you park outside, on your drive.
how do you charge your car then ???
I think it's impacts from accidents maybe.
Never have heard of that either
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That’s what did it for us. We just did the math. The payment is going to be roughly $450. She spends about $400/month in gas. Going To an EV means our payment, after savings, ends up being some tiny like $80 a month. just doesn’t make sense anymore.
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i havent known anyone with any car to just randomly catch on fire. I assume with any of them the older they are the more at risk.
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Fuck electric cars
love them exhaust fumes!
love them exhaust fumes!
Your link doesn't mention anything about vehicles spontaneously combusting while parked overnight in the garage which was @RoyMunson 's point, but nice attempt at moving the goal posts.Electric Vehicles Catch Fire Considerably Less Than Gas Cars
With recent electric vehicle fires, such as the ones with the Chevy Bolt, you might think that EVs are more prone to fires than gas-powered cars. However, as a recent study shows, the opposite is true.
Interestingly hybrid vehicles are the most at risk.
- Electric vehicles: 25 fires per 100,000 sold
- Gas-powered cars: 1,530 fires per 100,000 sold
- Hybrid cars: 3,475 fires per 100,000 sold
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Regardless, this country is not setup for electric vehicles. That and its gay
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When gas was $5/gal earlier this summer, did I complain? Yes! Did I still put gas in? Yes. Will I continue to put gas in? Yes!
I love my V8 and electric cars are gay
When gas was $5/gal earlier this summer, did I complain? Yes! Did I still put gas in? Yes. Will I continue to put gas in? Yes!
I love my V8 and electric cars are gay
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As I said above, even if 100% of the EV data was spontaneous combustion and 10% of the data from gas was spontaneous combustion, the gas vehicles would still be like 6x more likely to burn down your house at night. Even if it were just 2% of the gas numbers, they'd still be higher. That's how much more likely gas vehicles are to catch on fire.