Read this today, and it happened in Thailand, I am not totally against EV's, as we will all be driving them, but the public safety thing is quite concerning, as a lithium battery fire is difficult to deal with, and ferocious.......
Perhaps the new battery compounds technology will address the problem, will have to wait and see.....????
https://uk.yahoo.com/news/massive-electric-car-battery-explosion-160000135.html