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The Blazer is a name that has been in production since the 70s. BEV fires, with scary lithium flames, are apparently newsworthy, while the 170,000 ICE vehicle fires with their tanks of explosive gasoline are "normal."

It's going to be a long time before there are more battery-powered Blazer blazes than traditional Blazer blazes...

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Yeah it's kind of sad that the media has framed EVs as fire risks even though they are 20 to 80 times less likely to be on fire than an ICE.

It's a real concern for fire departments that don't have readily available equipment to deal with massive battery fires. Even though it's rare it's still worthy of criticism.

EVs are way heavier than ICE vehicles with a similar form factor, more energy involved in collisions. They also go through tires and wear down the road surface faster.

Their road wear pales in comparison to semis and they are similar in weight to popular trucks

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