All idiotic statements

“EVs start on fire often”

Verdict: False

Electric vehicles start on fire far less than traditional gasoline-powered vehicles.

The sourced answer

Electric vehicles start on fire far less than traditional gasoline-powered vehicles. While it's true that EVs can start on fire, only 25 fires are recorded for every 100,000 EVs sold. In comparison, approximately 1,530 gas vehicles and 3,475 hybrid vehicles were involved in fires on that same 100,000-sold scale.

Sources

• Fair Fax County

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