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hgomersallyesterday at 9:45 PM2 repliesview on HN

Do you worry about spontaneous combustion of ICE cars? They are far more likely to burst into flames than EVs.


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apparentyesterday at 9:47 PM

Is this true when adjusting for vehicle age? The average age of an EV is quite a bit lower than the average age of an ICE vehicle, and I assume there is at least some correlation between a vehicle's age and how likely it is to explode (based on degradation, type of use, type of owner, etc.).

sedatkyesterday at 10:02 PM

> They are far more likely to burst into flames than EVs.

There’s a substantial increased risk only with ICE cars that are at least 10 years old and poorly maintained. Li-ion EVs carry that risk from day one.

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