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EdmondDantes_

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8. What's the likelihood of the risk?

Reply to Bmoboy (Reply #5)

Wed Feb 18, 2026, 12:17 PM

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I suspect you're substantially more likely to die from a car accident that a fire caused by a faulty installation of a home charging station. You may hear more about the faulty wiring problem, but it's like you hear about plane crashes even though it's statistically far safer than driving a car and you only hear about severe car crashes.

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