Comment on Toyota recalls 1.9 million RAV4 SUVs as batteries can shift, catch fire

• FunderPants@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Everyone is ready to make that assumption. It’s sinking in with the public that EVs are fire traps. Meanwhile, gas cars are somewhere between 20 to 100 times more likely to catch fire.

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  • SeabassDan@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Because of the whole actually exploding gas inside it to make the thing go

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    • 5too@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      And because when a gas car catches fire, it isn’t even newsworthy

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      • Gormadt@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        It’s also a lot easier to put out

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