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NickMyesterday at 10:19 PM1 replyview on HN

Neither EVs nor ICE cars spontaneously combust unless there's a design flaw. Even when this happens it tends to be very rare, but the Chevy Bolt fires for example were fixed with a recall. Similarly a Ford recall last year fixed a problem where fuel injectors could leak and cause an engine fire.

EVs and ICE cars can both catch on fire in a bad enough accident, but this is true regardless of the age of the vehicle, and tends to be more sudden and violent with gasoline explosions vs battery fires.


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sedatktoday at 2:36 AM

> unless there's a design flaw

No. They can happen with manufacturing flaws, wear and tear, or with a dent to the underside of the car in case of EVs too.