It’s a fact that electric batteries can catch fire, but it also happens in electric scooters, and other small electrically propelled devices, mainly those bought online from ‘dubious’ suppliers. In an interview with Forbes earlier this year, Thatcham Research CTO, Richard Billyeald, said that electric vehicles generally have a lower fire risk than fossil-fuel vehicles, but that the data pool is currently small. But while electric vehicles can play an important role in reducing emissions, they also contain a potential environmental timebomb: their batteries”. Research from Berylls Strategy Advisors found that the manufacture of an electric car battery weighing 500 kg emits 74% more carbon dioxide than producing a conventional car. Many people find the attraction of an electric car very positive.

Source: New York Times April 22, 2023 21:07 UTC