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Hybrid vehicles catch fire more often per vehicle than gasoline-only vehicles.

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REFUTED
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Is it true that hybrid vehicles catch fire more often per vehicle than gasoline-only vehicles?

No. A Finnish national rescue-database study covering 2015–2023 reports that hybrid and electric vehicle fires are relatively rare compared with conventional vehicle fires, with plug-in vehicle incident rates of 0.2–0.9 per 10,000 vehicles per year versus 4.6 for all passenger vehicles. That directly contradicts the claim that hybrids catch fire more often per vehicle than gasoline-only vehicles.

Verdict: REFUTED · 0 sources for, 1 against · Last checked

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Perceived and Actual Fire Safety – Case of Hybrid and Electric Vehicle Fires in Finland 2015–2023
2023
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Linja-aho, V. (2023). Perceived and Actual Fire Safety – Case of Hybrid and Electric Vehicle Fires in Finland 2015–2023. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.37394/232015.2023.19.119

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