“ANY fire in an EV is game over for the vehicle and far more deadly to people inside the vehicle or inside a structure where the incident occurs.”
Less deadly as EV fires develop slower and have pre-fire indications. EV fires are no more intense than gas fires, they just last longer.
EV battery technology and protection is improving with each new model. The percentage of EVs versus ICE cars is increasing resulting in the average age of EV’s decreasing compared to ICE. More later models in use.
It is a simple engineering concept - less age and less wear and tear = fewer failures.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIXTP-TgPEw&t=1565s
Take 20 minutes and watch this presentation and we can talk about this... skip the intro at the beginning and I think there is another ad for the conference in the middle and he will show you why I disagree vehemently with your assertion about how deadly they might be with videos - you can watch the failures from their research and known events. I would urge anyone to watch this video so you know what the failures look like for your own safety. As he states, if you see a white cloud (of vapor) coming from something that might have a battery - run!
Before you express skepticism he was hired by Nissan to do research on their EV batteries (pouches) and he still works for battery manufacturers.
Most people within the industry agree with me that a more stable battery would be very beneficial. The fire problem with batteries along with environmental issues is an issue and limitation for the tech of electric motors which I find to be superior in many ways.
PS - I disagree with him on one thing - there have been fatalities caused by EV’s.