> Also, if that worries you, you should probably worry about anything battery powered. That means phones, RC toys, laptops, external battery packs, power tools...

You might want to look into a few things: battery capacity, energy, chemical reactions.

> Lastly, if your gas car spontaneously starts burning in a garage, it's probably not a good idea to rush to an enclosed garage, opening door/window might cause a blow up..

Most of them start with small electrical fires that propagate and after a looooong time finally get to the gas, nothing will explode

I know EVs somehow got very polarising but come on... can't you tell the difference between a phone battery and a car battery ? really ? There is a reason why electric bicycles and scooters are banned from many cities public transport and buildings. Even firefighters recognise that EV fires are an absolute pain in the ass to handle. I know people love their EVs but stop drinking the kool aid after the first gallon

> Most of them start with small electrical fires that propagate and after a looooong time finally get to the gas, nothing will explode

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backdraft

You just need a fire in an enclosed space running for a bit of time.

> can't you tell the difference between a phone battery and a car battery ? really ?

I have seen the result of a house fire due to bad laptop battery.

Once a fire starts it's typically bad.

If you are worried about EVs catching fire, then any battery has the same risk percentage to start a fire. (defective samsung mobile phones is a good example of an issue and it being resolved)

Sure, it's much worse and much faster for an EV to catch fire. Still, a regular battery can kill you just as well.

I just leave my EV outside, I don't think it will catch fire, but if it does it won't kill me.

I also used to leave my gas car outside, I dont think that would catch fire either.

I havent seen too many regular consumer devices starting fires so that risk might be low.

Anything can kill... it's about managing risks. If you want to store two tesla in a garage sharing a wall with your bed room be my guest

Far safer than a couple of gasoline cars in the same place.

> can't you tell the difference between a phone battery and a car battery ?

Far more people have died due to house fires started by phone batteries than car batteries. Knock the phone off your bedstand into your bed while it's charging and...

If I had an EV I’d need to charge it in my driveway, which is still close enough for a fire to ignite my wooden house.

Are you sure about that?

I would expect wooden houses to have fire retardant panelings and insulation...

Generally not a great idea to keep high capacity power tool batteries in your living space. Many insurance companies won't cover the resulting damage from a fire caused by one.

How about in the garage?