reddig33@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agoIt’s going to be an interesting day when an EV wins a Nascar race.message-squaremessage-square36linkfedilinkarrow-up161arrow-down16
arrow-up155arrow-down1message-squareIt’s going to be an interesting day when an EV wins a Nascar race.reddig33@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square36linkfedilink
minus-squarePommes_für_dein_Balg@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 days agoEVs aren’t more prone to fires or explosions than ICE cars. Quite a bit less, actually. The fires are just harder to put out.
minus-squareBassTurd@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 days agoYea, I was thinking more that the consequences could be higher in the event of a fire. I figure the weight could possibly lead to more dangerous crashes just due to sheer mass, but maybe not since it’s less likely a car would get airborne.
EVs aren’t more prone to fires or explosions than ICE cars.
Quite a bit less, actually. The fires are just harder to put out.
Yea, I was thinking more that the consequences could be higher in the event of a fire. I figure the weight could possibly lead to more dangerous crashes just due to sheer mass, but maybe not since it’s less likely a car would get airborne.