And data in the same direction has been obtained in Sweden where electric and hybrid cars account for more than 40% of car sales. In 2022, fires occurred in 24 electric cars, which represent 0.004% of this type of cars sold, and on the other hand, in the case of gasoline cars the percentage was 0.08%, which is 20 times more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In conclusion, there is no evidence to support the claim that electric cars catch on fire more than gasoline cars. In fact, available evidence suggests that electric cars have a much lower fire risk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n By way of explanation, I think what happens is that we have been living with gasoline cars for more than 100 years, and the fact that some of them burn (for very different reasons) we see as something normal and not as something newsworthy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n And since electric cars constitute in some way a certain novelty, the fact that one burns (for very different reasons) can lead someone to publish it as something worth mentioning. And today news spreads around the world very quickly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n To improve the situation a little, authorities are also enacting new regulations to improve the safety of electric cars. These standards include requirements for electric cars to be equipped with safety systems that detect and extinguish fires.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In Europe, the Motor Vehicle Directive (2007\/46\/EC) includes a rule requiring electric cars to be equipped with a fire extinguishing system that detects fire in the battery and extinguishes it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n And in the United States, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is considering enacting a similar rule.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It is important that cars are as safe as possible, but it is also important that we know that electric cars are less likely to catch on fire than gasoline cars. It is an objective data!!<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Views: 45 Se leen muchas noticias sobre los incendios que se producen en los coches el\u00e9ctricos, se culpa a las bater\u00edas de ser las causantes de esos accidentes, y en muchas ocasiones se dice que estos coches tienen un mayor riesgo de arder. La creencia de que los coches el\u00e9ctricos se incendian m\u00e1s que los […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":434,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_crdt_document":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[124,167],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2508","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-electric-cars","category-sustainable-transport"],"yoast_head":"\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/desdelaterrazadeamador.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Coche-electrico-ardiendo.jpg\")
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