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Extinguishing the EV Battery Fire Hype

Cars That Think

On the other hand, pure electric vehicles (meaning those powered only by batteries) were involved in just 25 fires per 100,000 sold. A citywide backlash against battery-powered vehicles followed, as reported by multiple sources. Yet, says, Paul A. For cars running on gasoline or diesel fuel, the fire rate was 0.08

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Canoo Pickup, Kia EV6, Honda and Mini EV Plans: EV Week in Review – Mar 9-15

EV Adoption

BMW’s Mini brand will go all-electric by 2030, report says – BMW’s Mini brand will go all-electric from 2030 as the automaker intensifies its transition to battery-powered vehicles, according to people familiar with the matter. The new target for Volkswagen’s in-house battery cell plant is up to 40 GWh.

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