The EV industry claims that EVs are less likely to catch fire than gas powered cars.

Combustion cars work by combining fuel with oxygen in the air.

Batteries contain the chemicals that they need for fire.

This means that it is easier to put out a gas fire than a burning battery.

Car batteries react with salt water. So there is often a rash of car fires after a hurricane.

There have been reports of numerous battery fires in China. Apparently there were problems with certain batteries. The CCP tends to cover up problems ... which seems to make problems worse.

There have been a few recalls of car batteries in the US.

Many people recharge their cars in their garage. There have been cases where EVs caught fire in the garage and burned down the house.

Apparently firefighters have problems with such EV fires as they cannot put out the fire with standard firefighting techniques.

In the long run, EVs are likely to be less likely to catch fire than gas powered cars.

!WINE