This is interesting…
I live in Denmark and based on 2024 numbers, there were 470.000 ev and hybrid cars in the country then. There were 50 registered fires in 2024 and 46 in 2023
That is a lot more fires in Denmark, even considering the number of cars is higher. There are approximately 3 X more Ev and Hybrid cars in Denmark but adjusting for that compared to Australia, it is still more than double the number of incidents!
Sounds like the Denmark stats are “EVs and hybrids”? The Australian stats are only EVs. Since hybrids have both petrol and battery, counting them in this comparison is not very useful.
My assumption is that Aussies have garages that they keep their cars in. The average home is drastically younger in Australia than in Europe. Plus the sun will absolutely destroy your car in tropical/sub-tropical/desert climates, and getting into a car that has been roasting in the 40C sun all day is honestly worse than getting in a car that’s been sitting in -10C overnight.
This is interesting… I live in Denmark and based on 2024 numbers, there were 470.000 ev and hybrid cars in the country then. There were 50 registered fires in 2024 and 46 in 2023
That is a lot more fires in Denmark, even considering the number of cars is higher. There are approximately 3 X more Ev and Hybrid cars in Denmark but adjusting for that compared to Australia, it is still more than double the number of incidents!
Maybe they are better at reporting them?
Sounds like the Denmark stats are “EVs and hybrids”? The Australian stats are only EVs. Since hybrids have both petrol and battery, counting them in this comparison is not very useful.
More cars inside buildings which have other sources of fire? I suspect more in Australia are kept outside away from flammable things.
My assumption is that Aussies have garages that they keep their cars in. The average home is drastically younger in Australia than in Europe. Plus the sun will absolutely destroy your car in tropical/sub-tropical/desert climates, and getting into a car that has been roasting in the 40C sun all day is honestly worse than getting in a car that’s been sitting in -10C overnight.