Some Spouters have warned against electric vehicles, citing the

Avalon - Some Spouters have warned against electric vehicles, citing the danger of electrical fires. In fact, fires are much less common in E.V.s than in gasoline-powered ones. According to records of fires in both types of vehicles, for every 100,000 E.V.s there are just 25 fires, compared to 1,530 per 100,000 for gasoline-powered vehicles. In other words, fires are 60 times more likely in gasoline-powered vehicles than in E.V.s