Comment on Toyota recalls 1.9 million RAV4 SUVs as batteries can shift, catch fire
FunderPants@lemmy.ca 8 months agoEveryone 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.
SeabassDan@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Because of the whole actually exploding gas inside it to make the thing go
5too@lemmy.world 8 months ago
And because when a gas car catches fire, it isn’t even newsworthy
Gormadt@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 months ago
It’s also a lot easier to put out
clegko@lemmy.world 8 months ago
This is the real issue. Gas cars burn quick and it’s done. EVs can burn for days.