[hdaz0017]

"If it catches fire, the whole parking lot is done"

haha well Luton Airport fire was not caused by an EV !! https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-67077...

The risks are going in the opposite direction with lifepo4 batteries this reduces by a large margin (( far better than petrol and diesel )), then the next step is semi-solid state batteries and then solid state.

Just no contest...

"can't be fixed" well insureance companies will need to be forced to make sure they are fixed !!! it's poor regulations that are causing this not the tech!! standard and modular replaceable batteries problem solved and this also reduces prices.

[stephen_g]

In the same vein - I know just one person whose car has spontaneously caught fire, it was a Toyota RAV4 and this was just before any mainstream EV was available to purchase! They were driving on a motorway, saw smoke, pulled over and got out, and hadn’t been able to retrieve any luggage or anything before it was completely in flames.

Yes, there’s a risk with EVs, but there is plenty of risk with ICE cars too!