The vehicle overturned and caught fire after passing a ramp. But the fire was fake, caused by a pyrotechnic product, and the vehicle’s battery had been removed before. Overall, it’s still pretty safe.
The good news is that the insurance company confirmed the previous statistics. That said, electric vehicles are no more likely to catch fire than combustion-engine vehicles. But the bad news is that in the event of a car fire, electric vehicles are significantly more dangerous because of the “help” of the battery.
According to AXA accident data, electric vehicles are 50% more likely to be involved in an accident. The reason is simple, the vast majority of electric vehicles today are equipped with very powerful engines. One such example is the Tesla Model 3 taxi accident in Paris, when a taxi was traveling at more than 100 km/h and the driver lost control of the car.
In addition, the study also found another problem with electric vehicles – the weight of electric vehicles. Indeed, the battery adds weight to the vehicle, which may have more serious consequences for some users in an accident.
However, EVs are generally safer than normal cars in a crash, not only thanks to EVs being heavier, but also because they don’t have a motor in front of them, which allows EVs to have a larger buffer area in various crash tests .
