ICE carbecues are somewhere between 20 and 400 times more likely, depending on how (and when) it's measured. For instance, the 400x figure comes from measuring per-mile-driven, not just fleet sizes. Meaning... (numbers for example only) if you had 10 EVs and 100 ICEs and in a year only one of each burned, you'd conclude ICE were safer because 1% is better than 10%. But what if the EVs each drove 200,000 miles that year while the the ICE cars each drove 200 miles. Suddenly the real-world frequency would flip the interpretation of the results.

Point is... you can capitalize SCARY WORDS to MAKE PEOPLE WORRIED but pretty much everywhere you go to get the facts, it turns out BEVs are INSANELY SAFER.

Here's one for you. Are Catholic priests more - or less - likely to molest children than non-priests? Seems like every time you hear about some inappropriate touching that doesn't involve a sitting president or his friends, it's about a priest, right? Only... that's what you hear about. And that's what you notice because it confirms a pattern of what you've heard in the past instead of refuting it. It's what you remember. But wait... why does the press pick those stories? Do they hate the church? No. It's just that when a reporter is given two options... a story about a priest and a story about an accountant, they'll pick the story about the priest because it draws attention... because it tweaks their statistical bias too. Turns out it's dramatically, absurdly worse to let your kids be around their own family than a priest, if your goal is to protect them. But facts are hard. Confirmation bias is strong. Cognitive dissonance is real and it hurts.

So hey, statistically-speaking, with regards to vehicle fires, EV cars are way, way less likely to harm anyone than ICE cars. Any "but factor X" in the mix is just printing a priest story; misleading regardless of truth.

Remember the days when Republicans said the government shouldn't be picking winners and losers? Maybe that's only when Democrats are in charge ...

So...

1} Aside from some Teslas, there's nothing preventing an EV driver from getting out of a car that wouldn't also prevent an ICE driver.
2} Basically nobody extinguishes an ICE fire either.
3} ICE are more prone to burning than EVs are.
4} Just as EV SUVs exist, ICE sedans exist. The height of the hood isn't tied to powerplant.
5} Dashcams typically point out of the vehicle and rarely record audio (though many can).

To be fair, there's (to my knowledge) no evidence that driving a larger vehicle causes distracted driving. While it's nice to imagine that's the case, it'd have to be studied. As much as I'd like to assume drivers of those massive vehicles are less attentive drivers, we don't know that's the case. Anecdotes don't count.

I was happy when I replaced my used '69 VW Beetle and my newer used car had separate turn indicators instead of the single "<=>". :-)

I mean... maybe. Taking a look at the recent and current Ontario projects they're all remarkably rapid and under-budget. The Darlington project has been issued permits that work out to completion in just under 14 years since initial proposal. You may be thinking of other countries, but Canada is doing this stuff exceptionally well.

FTFY

First up, you're mixing up two dates. The summary references ten reactors that are to be online by 2040, which is 14 years away. The 2050 date is the target to double the capacity of the grid. Only part of that is this nuclear project.

In a word, no. Our capacity is currently such that we have reasonably-priced electricity all the way down to the consumer. While we do project ever-increasing demand, we're not - in general - in an undersupply situation. In fact, we sell quite a bit of power to the US.

This whole project is about ensuring that it stays that way.

Solar is, by far, leading the growth of renewables. Solar is not a good source of energy in Canada, due to their high latitude (the angle of the sun is much less thus passing through more atmosphere), the disparity in amount of daylight received from season to season, and then the amount of snowfall they get, which covers solar panels.

Nuclear is one of the better sources of clean energy for a country like Canada.

How about forwarding the message back to the sender(s), does the original still get included?

Off the top of my head, maybe RCA. Root Cause Analysis.

Say a guy gets depressed and murders his family. RCA finds underlying history of depression and pressures of work led to the event. Maybe mandatory anti-depressant treatment and monitoring, and he's never allowed to have a high-stress job.

Say someone keeps doing B&Es. RCA finds it's because they're homeless, poor, uneducated, and drug-addicted. Maybe shelter, basic food, and mandatory education can break that addiction.

Basically, people do what they do for a reason. Remove the reason and behavior can change.

I'm not sure the "justice system" takes any interest in the why of a crime.

Don't worry, you'll also be able to 3-D print the cartridges - along with the printer. :-)

[Like with the turtles, it'll be 3-D printing all the way down.]

Makes me think of that saying, "A man with one watch knows the time, a man with two is never sure."

Unless they have dogs -- "... ultrasound. These are sound waves above the range of human hearing."

Hyundai announces licensing deal with Hasbro and Takara Tomy ... :-)