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2023-01-26 03:40:20 UTC - SOMEWHAT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 30342C527FCE91C8B5762584A23A7175ACB340C597ECCF8DDEDCF5B584BBC871
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Tesla vehicles are 11x less likely to catch on fire than a traditional gas vehicle. Between 2012 and 2021, there were 5 Tesla fires per 1B miles. The average is 53 fires. The Tesla data also includes fires not caused by Teslas like from arson or fires spreading to Teslas. https://auto.hindustantimes.com/auto/electric-vehicles/tesla-fires-are-11x-lower-and-less-frequent-than-ice-vehicles/amp-41652163361677.html https://www.motorbiscuit.com/tesla-fires/
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