The more energy you cram into chemical bonds, the more volatile the bonds. That’s not going to change. The batteries will always be a potential safety problem.
“The more energy you cram into chemical bonds, the more volatile the bonds. That’s not going to change. The batteries will always be a potential safety problem.”
The chemical bonds in gasoline is higher. I guess that is why it is such a safety problem.
Given ongoing industry big-bucks R&D, automakers (both EV and ICE) will continue advancing auto safety. Two decades ago, almost all auto industry "experts" claimed EVs will never catch on and are a total waste of time. Tesla proved them all wrong.
Suddenly, most automakers today are finally starting to at least talk about EVs and some are even starting to produce them. Of course, Tesla's already been making EVs for two decades, and Musk regularly launches U.S. astronauts into space in his SpaceX rockets, on behalf of NASA and the U.S. government. So, Musk probably has a decent clue what's needed over time to substantially reduce the risk you mentioned.