▲ 1114 ▼ xkcd #2948: Electric vs Gas (xkcd.com) submitted 2 years ago by schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de to c/xkcd@lemmy.world 729 comments fedilink hide all child comments Alt text: An idling gas engine may be annoyingly loud, but that's the price you pay for having WAY less torque available at a standstill.
[–] Emoba@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/nov/20/do-electric-cars-pose-a-greater-fire-risk-than-petrol-or-diesel-vehicles https://www.driving.co.uk/car-clinic/are-electric-cars-more-likely-to-catch-fire-than-petrol-and-diesel-cars/ https://internationalfireandsafetyjournal.com/research-highlights-lower-fire-risk-in-electric-cars-compared-to-petrol-and-diesel-vehicles/ Etc etc permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] aidan@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Interesting, just read the guardian article, I do think that probably if the ICE fires are less reported that does mean their less bad. But regardless yeah, that is interesting permalink fedilink source parent
[–] aidan@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Interesting, just read the guardian article, I do think that probably if the ICE fires are less reported that does mean their less bad. But regardless yeah, that is interesting permalink fedilink source parent