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Toyota recalls 1.9 million RAV4 SUVs as batteries can shift, catch fire (www.mlive.com)
submitted 2 years ago by [M, B] to c/technology@lemmy.world
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Toyota recalls 1.9 million RAV4 SUVs as batteries can shift, catch fire::The recall covers certain RAV4 models from the 2013 through 2018 model years.

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[–] 6 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I've been researching cars lately and the Rav 4 has really lost its status now compared to many other cars like Honda CR-V and Kia Sportage Hybrid. Toyota always had their reliability record, but these news is not what they need now... :)

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    • [+] -33 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (8 children)

    I don’t want any EV company to fail, but after the Chevy Bolt and this, I’m just waiting for Tesla to lose the reputation for cars that catch fire.

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  • [–] 29 points 2 years ago (7 children)

    Huh? This is a problem with the 12v battery though?

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  • [+] -10 points 2 years ago* (6 children)

    Whup. My bad. Didn’t even read the article. I was thinking of the RAV4 plug in hybrid and made a bunch of assumptions.

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago (5 children)

    No worries, I made a similar assumption from the title

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    Everyone is ready to make that assumption. It's sinking in with the public that EVs are fire traps. Meanwhile, gas cars are somewhere between 20 to 100 times more likely to catch fire.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    Because of the whole actually exploding gas inside it to make the thing go

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    And because when a gas car catches fire, it isn't even newsworthy

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