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Tesla says Model 3 that burst into flames in fatal tree crash wasn’t defective (arstechnica.com)

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Oh, cool, so that’s what’s supposed to happen in a collision? I’ll totally buy one.

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

How old is the EV fleet compared to the broader vehicle fleet? Literally some of the oldest "mass-market" EVs are barely older than the average car. I've never had a fire in any newer car, but I've had a couple of close calls in old shitboxes with rat gnawed wiring or an oil/fuel leak onto the exhaust headers.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I don't have those numbers. I'd be happy to look at them if you find them though.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Can't say what the average EV age is, but I know for a fact it's far younger than the overall fleet average. Overall fleet average in the USA is 12.5 years, while the Leaf and Model S, some of the oldest "mass market" EVs didn't begin sales until 2011 and 2012, respectively. The Model 3 and Y didn't begin sales until 2017 and 2019. The average EV is much, much younger than the overall fleet, and only make up about 1% of the total US fleet.