[Kleon]

Oh, please explain why you would ban electric, when ICE cars get into fires 120 times more commonly. Sure, those battery packs are very difficult to put out, but is one battery-pack fire more of a problem than 120 regular car fires?

Did I say anything about safety or fires?

[Dr. Sivana]

Oh, please explain why you would ban electric, when ICE cars get into fires 120 times more commonly. Sure, those battery packs are very difficult to put out, but is one battery-pack fire more of a problem than 120 regular car fires?

Yes, because when the ICE car catches fire, it is almost always when gas meets spark, while it is being driven. EVs often catch fire charging when unattended or stored overnight. It is a really big problem when it happens on a ship with hundreds of other electric cars, or in an EV bus depot, parked next to other EV buses. Both have happened. Some overseas carriers will not transport EVs for that reason.

(I have had TWO car fires . . . a '73 Dodge Dart slant six, and a 1992 Mercury Grand Marquis. The Merc was a total loss. The Dart just had a '71 slant-six thrown in for $300.)