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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Initial evidence from a study a few years ago says not.
[https://www-esv.nhtsa.dot.gov/proceedings/24/files/24ESV-000210.PDF](https://www-esv.nhtsa.dot.gov/proceedings/24/files/24ESV-000210.PDF)
The IIHS (insurance companies) also report better results with EVs
[https://www.iihs.org/news/detail/with-more-electric-vehicles-comes-more-proof-of-safety](https://www.iihs.org/news/detail/with-more-electric-vehicles-comes-more-proof-of-safety)
But there are those who are opposed to EVs that will deny facts and push their theories of how EVs are more dangerous.
EDIT: To be clear though, there are reports that they are subject to more claims and accidents. (and much more expensive to repair)
[https://cleantechnica.com/2019/08/26/high-performance-electric-cars-have-higher-accident-rates-finds-axa/](https://cleantechnica.com/2019/08/26/high-performance-electric-cars-have-higher-accident-rates-finds-axa/)
But if you’re talking “more dangerous” in the sense of fatalities and injuries, then the answer is likely no.
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