It is worth highlighting that the risk of fire in EVs is far lower than in internal combustion engine vehicles. According to BOMBA, five cases of EV fires have been reported in the past three years.

The department’s Director-General Datuk Seri Nor Hisham Mohammad cited data from the United States and Europe, which showed that EVs catch fire less frequently than gasoline-powered cars.

He said there were 1,530 fires per 100,000 gasoline vehicles (1.53%) and 3,475 fires per 100,000 hybrid vehicles (3.48%). Meanwhile, there were 25 fires per 100,000 EVs (0.025%).