In this episode we discuss the recent multi-story car park fire at Luton airport and how everyone seemed desperate to link it to an electric car or hybrid.

Cars catching fire and car park fires have been happening for decades before EVs and hybrids became a thing. However, if some traditional media and social media channels are to be believed, car fires are very common and batteries in EVs and Hybrids are to blame. But the facts don't back up these myths and it's this that is the topic of todays episode.

Below is an eye witness video of the 2014 diesel Range Rover that started the Luton airport car park fire:

   • the vehicle that started the Luton Ai...