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

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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    clegko@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    This is the real issue. Gas cars burn quick and it’s done. EVs can burn for days.
    
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