[outworlder]

So, basically they need to improve handling of damaged batteries. There are procedures in place for ICE cars too. No one is going to be storing a car with fuel and a damaged fuel tank anywhere. The main advantage is that it is usually obvious when a fuel tank is damaged and is leaking.

Some Tesla batteries have caught on fire after collisions. None caused injury to car occupants. In one of the first publicized cases, the car even told the driver to pull over safely, and the fire only started afterwards. There are vanes to direct flames.

I've seen my fair share of ICE fires. They are not pretty either. We have grown accustomed to them, firefighters know how to handle them, and the car industry has fixed most of the early issues that caused fires. It can still happen.

The same will be done for car batteries.

I agree with the energy density argument. My Leaf stores about 1 liter worth of gasoline as energy. When we reach energy densities comparable to current fuel tanks, we'd better be much more advanced in this aspect.