E-CARS BLAZE FEARS

Fires in green vehicles could be massively under-reported

- BY MARY WRIGHT

THE number of electric car fires could be hugely under-reported, police and the fire service have claimed.

Outdated recording systems are being blamed for the lack of accurate data on the number of blazes in the vehicles.

New data shows only 17 electric vehicle (EV) fires recorded in Scotland since 2020-24, despite more than 80,000 of the cars believed to be on the roads at the end of last year.