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2023-01-26 10:30:35 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 3E43C30DFEEF19A4BA0EFE1E78A730455FA07A446BE71F2B8324CB307921EAB8
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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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