Passenger electric vehicles have a 0.0012 per cent chance of catching fire, according to research from EV FireSafe, which provides free EV fire safety knowledge for emergency responders. In comparison, petrol or diesel-powered cars have roughly a 0.1 per cent chance of igniting.
that's about 100x
Don't let facts get in the road
so your dodgy mechanic working on the 1970 holden must be pretty flat out.