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The fire service estimate there are around 100,000 vehicle fires every year in the UK and records for 2022 to 2023 show only 239 EV fires – or 0.24%. The Swedish Contingencies Agency reported that ‘Petrol and diesel cars are 20 times more likely to catch fire than EVs’. In 2022 611,000 vehicle fires were recorded in Sweden of which 23 were EV fires – or 0.004%.
“In America, data from the National Transportation Safety Board reported that battery-powered vehicles suffer 25 fires for every 100,000 sold, compared to 1,530 fires for petrol vehicles. In 2023 US insurer, AutoinsuranceEZ, released a report ‘Gas vs Electric Car Fires (2023 Findings)’ noting that “based on this data electric cars don’t catch fire nearly as much as the news claims.” However it is important to understand that putting out an EV battery fire does take much longer than an ICE vehicle fire.
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Office for Zero Emission Vehicles (OZEV) T0194 – Covered car parks - fire safety guidance for electric vehicles - see pg 21-22
Do electric cars pose a greater fire risk than petrol or diesel vehicles? The Guardian
“The Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency this year found that there were 3.8 fires per 100,000 electric or hybrid cars in 2022, compared with 68 fires per 100,000 cars when taking all fuel types into account.”
“In America, data from the National Transportation Safety Board reported that battery-powered vehicles suffer 25 fires for every 100,000 sold, compared to 1,530 fires for petrol vehicles. In 2023 US insurer, AutoinsuranceEZ, released a report ‘Gas vs Electric Car Fires (2023 Findings)’ noting that “based on this data electric cars don’t catch fire nearly as much as the news claims.” However it is important to understand that putting out an EV battery fire does take much longer than an ICE vehicle fire.
Sources
Office for Zero Emission Vehicles (OZEV) T0194 – Covered car parks - fire safety guidance for electric vehicles - see pg 21-22
Do electric cars pose a greater fire risk than petrol or diesel vehicles? The Guardian
“The Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency this year found that there were 3.8 fires per 100,000 electric or hybrid cars in 2022, compared with 68 fires per 100,000 cars when taking all fuel types into account.”