[freehunter]

My sister had an older Nissan Altima burst into flames on the freeway while driving in a straight line at 70mph. Judging from the number of scorched sections of pavement and subsequent burned grass along the highway I see on a weekly basis, I'd wager this isn't uncommon.

Sure it's an anecdote but your comments here seem to believe this is impossible or incredibly uncommon with ICE vehicles. It's not. Watch along the freeway for burned sections at the edge, with the scorch marks being about the size of a car. The reason you don't hear about it is it's not news when an ICE car burns to the ground, since it happens so often. It's news when a Tesla burns because people want a reason to be scared of something new and flashy.

[jasonlotito]

> Sure it's an anecdote but your comments here seem to believe this is impossible or incredibly uncommon with ICE vehicles.

Why not just answer the question and assume good faith?

[freehunter]

The only assumption I made was that, in their view, ICE cars don't catch on fire often. I make no assumptions as to why they hold that view. You're the one assuming bad faith with my comment.

On the other hand, it's quicker to Google "car catches fire" or even "how often do cars catch on fire" than it is to post a question here then wait for comments then reply back doubling down on the question. The answer to the question isn't an anecdote or an opinion, it's a statistic and it can be verified quite easily. There's very little good faith to be assumed when someone expresses their opinion that only electric cars can catch on fire.

[jasonlotito]

> The only assumption I made was that, in their view, ICE cars don't catch on fire often.

Yes, you assumed something beyond the question, and you applied a view to it.

> You're the one assuming bad faith with my comment.

No, your comment is just rude by giving the commenter a view point just for asking a question. Whatever your intent, it was rude, and you should apologize and not do it again.