[laumars]

Not disputing this happens to other cars but 300 a day - in the UK alone no less - seems plausibly high. Got a source to back up that figure?

[thomasfedb]

It's closer to 40 a day, at least in 2016/17. Still, it's not a rare event, which I think was the point being made.

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/...

[oldcynic]

From your Excel link:

Of which 50% are deliberate, and there is no breakdown of how many of the rest are random mechanical failure as opposed to having been involved in a collision with an associated fire.

[thomasfedb]

I used the figures from accidental only - roughly 12k p.a. is around 35-40/day. Rough maths.

[csomar]

40 a day for the UK is still a rare event. Don’t forget that there are lots of old cars there and negligent owners.

But these news will make Tesla stick to higher standarda. So I don’t mind them.

[mikeash]

Source: https://www.fireservice.co.uk/safety/vehicle-fires/

I realize many of these are not really the same thing (there’s a lot of arson) but the basic point stands.