200 thousand spontaneous fires sounds a bit high... According to the National Fire Protection Association there were 174,000 car fires in 2015, the last year they have stats for. They actually have stats going back to 1980 when there were 456 thousand car fires. The overwhelming majority of vehicle fires were caused by accident... A car colliding with another car or object. Outright engine fires do occur and they usually occur because of poor engine maintenance or aftermarket installs, not manufacturing defects. Pretty much every Tesla fire can be traced to poor production quality and manufacturing defects.
Electric cars will never be affordable by common vehicle buyers, and the only reason why they’re even somewhat affordable to the rich and famous is because of government tax subsidies... Without them, there would be no electric car market except for the market that existed previous to subsidies... Vehicle Geeks and rich people with plenty of money to blow. Electric vehicles have been around since the beginning of the 20th century and who knows... In another century or two, maybe they will even be practical. As of today... They are not.
That’s why of the 17+ million vehicles sold each year in the United States alone... Less than 100 thousand of so are Electric cars.
OK. Will give you 175k. That is close to my 200k number plus there are probably a bunch that are not included in the NFPA data base.
"The overwhelming majority of vehicle fires were caused by accident... A car colliding with another car or object. "
Only if you think the 3% number as provided by the NFPA is an overwhelming majority ...
“200 thousand spontaneous fires sounds a bit high... According to the National Fire Protection Association there were 174,000 car fires in 2015, the last year they have stats for. “
And 445 deaths. According to the NFPA that is 12% of all US fire related deaths.