Emergency services are overhauling how they investigate accidents involving hybrid cars after The Mail on Sunday revealed that motorists are three times more likely to die in hybrids than in petrol cars. Experts believe the heightened death rate could be down to the combination of petrol engines, batteries and electric motors, which make them more prone to fires. A total of 122 people died in hybrid car crashes in 2024, compared with 777 in accidents involving petrol cars, according to Department for Transport figures analysed by the MoS. Pictured: The aftermath of a fire that consumed nine electric vehicles on the M5 in OctoberHowever, they refused to share their findings publicly. Tusker, which insures 30,000 company cars, found that hybrids were more likely to catch fire.

Source: Daily Mail March 29, 2026 05:04 UTC