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Electric Vehicles are a key part of our tomorrow and how we get there. If we can get all the fossil fuel vehicles off our roads, out of our seas and out of our skies, we'll have a much better environment. This community is where we discuss the various different vehicles and news stories regarding electric transportation.

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Chevrolet Equinox EV Catches Fire While Driving on Major Highway (www.pcmag.com)

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Skimmed through the article to try and find the cause. They're still investigating but the driver's theory is a piece of road debris punctured the battery.

Before anyone thinks EVs are more dangerous, the article states upfront that EVs are much less likely to catch on fire than ICE vehicles, according to KBB reports.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 day ago

Not nearly enough ICE vehicles are burning, if you ask me. Oh, you meant internal combustion engine? Silly me.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

To be fair, this happened to a diesel car I had some 25 years ago. Catching fire while driving, that is.