08-17-2016, 12:43 PM
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brandude87
On average, there is a car fire in the US every 3 minutes (152,300/year), and there is a car fire every 21 million miles driven (3.2 trillion total miles/year in the US). As of now, there have been six Tesla fires (most during accidents, and none that injured or killed anyone) and roughly 3 billion miles traveled among all Teslas. That represtents one fire every 500 million miles, vs. the US average of one every 21 million miles, i.e., Teslas are about 24 times less likely to catch fire. Those worried about battery fires should also worry about: your cell phone, laptop, ipad, and most notably, your lead acid car battery catching on fire. In summary, battery fires happen, but are far more rare than gasoline fires in vehicles, and the technology is constantly improving.
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