Gasoline still requires an ignition source to catch fire. Lithium cells can spontaneously ignite when they experience physical damage.
I'm not saying electric cars are safer or more dangerous in the event of a crash (because I don't know the answer to that), just that batteries can and will catch fire.
I'm not saying electric cars are safer or more dangerous in the event of a crash (because I don't know the answer to that), just that batteries can and will catch fire.