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This company/car is so polarizing. God forbid anybody try to innovate or do something different in this country anymore. Pretty accurate article on what happened and the subsequent sensationalist responses:
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You are presuming that hundreds of pounds of burning/exploding Alkali metal batteries with flammable electrolyte is either risk neutral or lower risk than a vehicle with 20 gal tank of gas (~120 lbs) that catches fire. We have the experience with gasoline vehicle fires to bound their risk.
I don't think enough data has been collected to assess either the normalized frequency of occurance or the severity of consequences if there is a fire --- comparing Li+ batteries to gasoline or diesel.
Defending innovation is laudable, but one should seek to understand collateral risks that are associated with the innovation. I think the jury is still out for Li+ vehicle fires.