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ICE cars 20 to 80 times more likely to catch fire
Aug 10^th, 2024 at 10:00am

https://evcentral.com.au/ice-vehicles-80-times-more-likely-to-catch-fire-than-el
ectric-cars/

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Well, according to the good folks at Swinburne University who looked into this so that lazy journalists wouldn’t have to, the answer is that “electric vehicle battery fires are rare. Indeed, the available data indicate the fire risk is between 20 and 80 times greater for petrol and diesel vehicles.

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Re: ICE cars 20 to 80 times more likely to catch fire
Reply #1 - Aug 10^th, 2024 at 10:05am

freediver wrote on Aug 10^th, 2024 at 10:00am:

https://evcentral.com.au/ice-vehicles-80-times-more-likely-to-ca
tch-fire-than-electric-cars/

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Well, according to the good folks at Swinburne University who looked into this so that lazy journalists wouldn’t have to, the answer is that “electric vehicle battery fires are rare. Indeed, the available data indicate the fire risk is between 20 and 80 times greater for petrol and diesel vehicles.

Evidence?

In my whole life I have never had an ICE vehicle fire, neither have my associates. I have never seen an ICE vehicle on fire except in the media and the movies. I worked in the US for 3+ years and didn't see an ICE vehicle fire in the homeland of ICE vehicle fires.

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Bobby. Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 110437 Melbourne Gender:	Re: ICE cars 20 to 80 times more likely to catch fire Reply #2 - Aug 10^th, 2024 at 12:24pm I am very surprised to read FD's link here: https://evcentral.com.au/ice-vehicles-80-times-more-likely-to-catch-fire-than-el...
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Re: ICE cars 20 to 80 times more likely to catch fire
Reply #3 - Aug 10^th, 2024 at 12:44pm

Bobby. wrote on Aug 10^th, 2024 at 12:24pm:

I am very surprised to read FD's link here:

https://evcentral.com.au/ice-vehicles-80-times-more-likely-to-catch-fire-than-el...

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Reply #4 - Aug 10^th, 2024 at 1:26pm

The only thing that's gone wrong with my Honda is the fuel tanks had internal corrosion. I was going to fix it in time but the it sprang a leak while I was riding. Petrol leaked all over the hot engine (and me) and no fire.

The only thing which should cause concern is that when EVs do roman candle, they're harder to out out.

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Reply #5 - Aug 14^th, 2024 at 9:37pm

Might be 80 times more likely if you drive 80 times the speed limit, or take a corner 80 times faster than the advised speed and you hit a tree at 80 g's. But on the whole, I don't see a rash of ICE car fires on the news. Or is the MSM covering them up at the behest of the oil industry? Shh, I won't tell if you don't tell! Roll Eyes

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Re: ICE cars 20 to 80 times more likely to catch fire
Reply #6 - Aug 14^th, 2024 at 10:27pm

Gordon wrote on Aug 10^th, 2024 at 1:26pm:

The only thing that's gone wrong with my Honda is the fuel tanks had internal corrosion. I was going to fix it in time but the it sprang a leak while I was riding. Petrol leaked all over the hot engine (and me) and no fire.

The only thing which should cause concern is that when EVs do roman candle, they're harder to out out.

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Baronvonrort Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 19232 Gender:	Re: ICE cars 20 to 80 times more likely to catch fire Reply #7 - Nov 11^th, 2024 at 6:14pm I had a fire in my Torana once it was electrical fire. Wire came off gauge for temperature from oil sump shorted out on power supply (sump is earthed) for underdash fire. Had a fire extinguisher in front of passenger seat no big deal.
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Reply #8 - Nov 11^th, 2024 at 7:14pm

I can't find the 2023 report from Sweden. I get a page not found. However, EV's are mostly models under 10 years. ICE vehicles - who knows. There would be far more older ICE vehicles than EV's.

EV's - a total of 611,000

ICE - 4.4 million

EV fires are much more dangerous. They can kill you from over 100m away.

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Reply #9 - Nov 11^th, 2024 at 9:40pm

freediver wrote on Aug 10^th, 2024 at 10:00am:

https://evcentral.com.au/ice-vehicles-80-times-more-likely-to-ca
tch-fire-than-electric-cars/

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Well, according to the good folks at Swinburne University who looked into this so that lazy journalists wouldn’t have to, the answer is that “electric vehicle battery fires are rare. Indeed, the available data indicate the fire risk is between 20 and 80 times greater for petrol and diesel vehicles.

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20 and 80 times greater for petrol and diesel vehicles.

Would that be because there are a few hundred million more petrol and Diesel vehicles ?

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