Mercedes has become the first automaker to conduct a public EV on EV frontal crash test to see what would happen if they collided with each other

Reports of electric vehicle fires might lead some people to fear the growing numbers of these vehicles will increase fire risk. In fact, replacing petrol and diesel vehicles is likely to reduce it.

Chinese manufacturers lead the US in LFP battery production. LFP batteries are free of cobalt and nickel, last longer, and less fire risk. They have slightly less energy density. Tesla has already replaced NMC with LFP in half of their new vehicles.