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Electric cars catch fire less often than fossil fuel cars – Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency
EVs are 20 times less likely to catch fire compared to ICE vehicles according to the Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency. In Sweden the number of fires in electric cars has remained around 20 per year for the last three years, even though the number of electric cars has almost doubled to nearly 611,000.
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Electric vehicle fire hazard debunked as models are 20 times less likely to catch fire – Express
As many motorists fear the rise in electric cars will lead to more car fires, EV leasing firm Drive Electric has reassured drivers the vehicles are safe in an article published by The Express
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Luton Car Park Fire: Land Rovers keep catching fire but EVs get blamed for Luton Airport Fire – Clean Technica
Even now there is still speculation over the cause of the UK’s Luton Airport Car Park fire that destroyed around 1200 vehicles. Despite clear evidence and statements from the Fire service stating it was not an EV this myth still exists in the minds of many.
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New York multi-storey car park fire: No EVs involved – BBC
The car park fire in New York in 2023 was initially suspected of being caused by an EV but officials confirmed that the cause was actually suspected to be a structural collapse of the building itself.
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Liverpool Car Park Fire: No EVs in this multi-storey car park fire – Sky News
Initially rumoured to have been started by an EV, the cause was confirmed by Liverpool’s mayor as having started in a Land Rover, which then caused other vehicles to ignite. A total of around 1400 vehicles were destroyed.
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Freemantle HighWay Vehicle Transporter Ship Fire Not Caused By EVs – Maritime Executive
The Freemantle Highway vehicle transporter ship caught fire when transporting nearly 4,000 vehicles abroad, including 498 EVs. The blaze was assumed to have been caused by one of these electric vehicles, however the salvage company confirmed this was not the case. Of the approximately 3,000 vehicles damaged, only one was an EV.
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Felicity Ace vehicle transporter ship fire - cause still unknown – The Driven
A vehicle fire on the vehicle transporter ship Felicity Ace is still under investigation and the cause is yet unknown. It was carrying EV, hybrid and ICE vehicles. Many have speculated that the cause of the fire was an EV but there has been no evidence to date
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EV Batteries and fire risk, what we know so far – EV FireSafe
There’s a lot yet to be discovered regarding electric vehicle lithium traction battery fires – but EV FireSafe has collated a list of the most important facts – particularly for those who work in the emergency services.
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Infographic: Global Electric Vehicle Battery Fires – EV Firesafe
EV FireSafe have concluded that EVs are less likely to catch fire than internal combustion engine vehicles. This infographic summarises their findings to date.
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US Government data shows 'gasoline' vehicles are up to 100x more prone to fires than EVs – Electrek
A recent study compiled and compared data from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), and government recall data from Recalls.gov to put together two insightful charts featured in this article demonstrating the highly reduced risk of fire in EVs versus internal combustion engine vehicles.
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Do electric cars pose a greater fire risk than petrol or diesel vehicles? – The Guardian
Part of the Guardian’s myth-busting series, this article looks at two claims, that of EV fire risk, and also what happens when a fire does break out in a pure electric vehicle.