I thought that the media was a little over the top with reporting every electric car fire.
Little did I realise just how blown out of proportion it was:
"…electric vehicle battery fires are rare. Indeed, the available data indicate the fire risk is between 20 and 80 times greater for petrol and diesel vehicles. "
Worse?
Lithium just sits there and burns.
It gets hot.
It’s hard to put out.
It re-ignites.
Unlike petrol, it doesn’t explode under certain conditions.
Unlike petrol, it doesn’t run off down the street and set other things on fire!
Agreed, and most Car-b-ques are total, by the time the Fire Department gets there it’s burned down to the frame.