ELI5- Are lithium batteries in electric cars more dangerous or hazardous than a gasoline car? If so, why or why not?
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In normal use, about the same.
If a fire occurs, for whatever reason, then Lithium batteries are way more hazardous as they not only take massive amounts of water to put out, the fumes are also highly toxic.
Fire personnel now have specific plans for dealing with electric car firescrashes.
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