Tesla has recently revealed its latest Vehicle Fire Data provided for the period 2012 to 2021, which indicates another year of improvement in the reduction of fire incidents per driving distance.

According to the company, during the 2012 to 2021 period, there was roughly one Tesla vehicle fire for every 210 million miles traveled, (compared to 205 million miles in 2012-2020 period).

It's great news. We also must remember that not all of the fires were caused by Tesla cars, as the manufacturer's data set includes instances of vehicle fires caused by structure fires, arson, and other things unrelated to the vehicle to make "an apt comparison" to the National Fire Protection Association data.

According to the NFPA, the national average for vehicle fires remains at the same level of one fire per 19 million miles traveled.

The difference between Tesla and the average is 11:1, which is a big win not only for Tesla, but in general, for electric cars.

We guess that the Tesla car fleet is relatively new compared to the national average, but even after adjusting for age, it would rather outweigh the 11:1 advantage.

Tesla Vehicle Fire Data, 2012 to 2021
"From 2012 to 2021, there has been approximately one Tesla vehicle fire for every 210 million miles traveled. By comparison, data from the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) and U.S. Department of Transportation shows that in the United States there is a vehicle fire for every 19 million miles traveled."

Source: Re-posted and Summarized from Mark Kane at insideevs.

My Take: How come we never see News Channels and papers reporting that, Tesla cars are 1100% less likely to catch fire than ICE vehicles?

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Tesla has recently revealed its latest Vehicle Fire Data provided for the period 2012 to 2021, which indicates another year of improvement in the reduction of fire incidents per driving distance.

According to the company, during the 2012 to 2021 period, there was roughly one Tesla vehicle fire for every 210 million miles traveled, (compared to 205 million miles in 2012-2020 period).

It's great news. We also must remember that not all of the fires were caused by Tesla cars, as the manufacturer's data set includes instances of vehicle fires caused by structure fires, arson, and other things unrelated to the vehicle to make "an apt comparison" to the National Fire Protection Association data.

According to the NFPA, the national average for vehicle fires remains at the same level of one fire per 19 million miles traveled.

The difference between Tesla and the average is 11:1, which is a big win not only for Tesla, but in general, for electric cars.

We guess that the Tesla car fleet is relatively new compared to the national average, but even after adjusting for age, it would rather outweigh the 11:1 advantage.

Tesla Vehicle Fire Data, 2012 to 2021
"From 2012 to 2021, there has been approximately one Tesla vehicle fire for every 210 million miles traveled. By comparison, data from the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) and U.S. Department of Transportation shows that in the United States there is a vehicle fire for every 19 million miles traveled."

Source: Re-posted and Summarized from Mark Kane at insideevs.

My Take: How come we never see News Channels and papers reporting that, Tesla cars are 1100% less likely to catch fire than ICE vehicles?

Re Posted From: Tesla Car Fires Are Less And Less Frequent

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