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by apparent
26 days ago
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I can't remember an automaker ever doing a recall for an ICE vehicle that would spontaneously combust while parked. Maybe it happened at some point (ICE vehicles have been around for a long time), but there have been several for EVs. The probably is undoubtedly caused in part by the fact that EVs are charged while parked, whereas ICE vehicles are generally just sitting there, turned off. |
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ICE vehicles: ~174,000–200,000 fires/year (1,500–1,530 per 100,000 sold).
EVs: ~25 fires per 100,000 sold (hundreds per year total).