The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has opened new investigations into fires in five Hyundai and its affiliate Kia vehicle models, following reports of thousands of fires and more than 100 injuries and one death. Altogether, the agency and the pair of South Korea-based vehicle manufacturers have received 3,125 reports of fires that were not sparked by a collision

Each year, from 2014 to 2016, an estimated 171,500 highway vehicle fires occurred in the United States, resulting in an annual average of 345 deaths; 1,300 injuries; and $1.1 billion in property loss.

Forty-six percent of the items first ignited in highway vehicle fires fell under the category of “general materials” (Figure 5).12 This category includes materials such as tires, insulation around electric wire and cables, trash, and fabric. Specifically, insulation around the electrical wiring or other cables was the most common item to initially ignite, not only within this category but in all highway vehicle fires (29 percent). While it is often assumed that vehicle fires commonly originate with the tires of the vehicle, tires were the item first ignited in only 6 percent of all highway vehicle fires. The second leading category of items first ignited was “liquids, piping, filters” (26 percent). This category primarily includes fuel in various locations in the vehicle. Due to its combustibility, fuel from the engine area was the leading specific item first ignited within this category and was the second most common specific item first ignited in highway vehicle fires overall (18 percent). In general, flammable liquids and gases accounted for 24 percent of items first ignited.

Second, too many people, IMO, seem to think that Tesla is the divine answer to all of the ICE's problems.

In truth, the technology has not been perfected.