What percentage of miles travelled are EV ?
How does the number of EV fires per million miles compare to the number of ICE fires per million miles ?
EV are they worth it?
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What percentage of miles travelled are EV ?
How does the number of EV fires per million miles compare to the number of ICE fires per million miles ?
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- One Tesla was involved in a fire incident for every 210 million miles travelled from 2012 to 2021.
- One ICE vehicle catches fire in the US for every 19 million miles travelled in these vehicles.
Good question!
If this article is to be believed, not much different to ICEs. It's a bit less, but it's also a 10 year average, and 10 years ago, EVs had less range. I suspect that a 5 year average would show no appreciable difference at all.
EV mileage increase as petrol and diesel vehicles drive fewer miles
Average mileages for used electric vehicles are increasing, while petrol and diesel cars are travelling fewer miles, according to analysis by Cap HPI.
www.fleetnews.co.uk
I'm doing more than twice that in an EV each year - around 20,000 miles. Nutjob keeps prophesying a fiery demise...
...any day now...
...in fact, I'm so worried, I haven't written my letter to Santa this year yet - what with not even knowing if I'm going to be burned to a crisp by Christmas...
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That doesn't take into account a vehicle doing next to no miles but self combusting. Whilst on charge for example.
Nutjob and others try to tell us this is more likely with ev's.
I prefer the direct comparison of ev v ice fires.
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..and how severe are the fires?
Varies, really. Most just smoke a bit for a while before they get going. A lot of the tales of "explosions" are actually just the cells off-gassing, which happens much later in the process. Several hundred degrees hotter than a diesel fire, though. With a diesel fire, you just undo your top collar button, loosen your tie, and maybe wind the window down a bit. With an EV fire, it's best to get out though.
So you admit, that EV fires are viscous, really nasty, and very dangerous ones - far, far worse than any diesel fire?
No. A few hundred degrees worse, but generally take longer to get going. Personally, I don't give a rat's whether it's an 800 degree fire or a 1000 degree fire. I'd probably be "a bit more dead" after a 1000 degree fire, but there comes a degree of "deadness" where you stop caring...
...and it's long before even 800 degrees, (I'm told)...
I'd certainly appreciate the extra time to get out of an EV that was on fire. Not to mention, of course, the significantly lower likelihood of it happening in the first place - that's the real "win", for me. Not having the fire at all...
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Hmm, Luton airport anyone ?
Is that the sound of straws being clutched at, I hear?
EVs don't suit you, we get it: they're not for everyone.
No need to make stuff up to reinforce your ideological, quasi-religious objections, though.
Or indeed, Liverpool, back in 2017... no EVs there!
Liverpool car park fire: Hundreds of burnt-out vehicles removed
More than 1,000 vehicles were destroyed when the Liverpool car park was engulfed in flames.
www.bbc.co.uk
How quickly we forget...
So you are lying to him.
How utterly disgusting.
I'll change my wish, then, to "I hope he moves, and the new occupant treats you as a liar deserves to be treated. And buys an EV".
Are you another of these swivel-eyed loonies who just will not take any notice of facts and evidence which conflict with your ignorance and prejudice?
Well, if it's in the Birmingham Mail, it must be true, and professionally and accurately reported.I am not the only one who believes that, though, the government too!
"Electric bikes, cars and scooters could be 'removed' from UK roads over growing fire fears"
E-bikes, cars, scooters could be 'removed' from UK roads over growing fire fears
The move comes as the Lithium-ion Battery Safety Bill moves to the next step of the House of Lords by entering the Committee Stage.www.birminghammail.co.uk
I would suggest you actually read the bill they are referring to, and find out the truth about it, but I know you won't, as you hate the truth and love being lied to.
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