(Almost) Fried Hamster

[Karolina82]

Richard Hammond crashed an all-electric "Rimac Concept One" in Switzerland and it burst into flames. How safe are electric cars in a collision ?

[Buenchico]

A couple of relevant links:
http://auto.howstuffworks.com/are-electric-cars-safe-in-accidents.htm

https://www.technologyreview.com/s/521976/are-electric-vehicles-a-fire-hazard/

[roopower]

I watched a reality police programme, they went to a smash the involved an electric car and they wouldn't go near it until someone came out and checked it wasn't 'live'.

[mikey4444]

Judging by the Hamsters experience, not very it would seem. But as there isn't any fuel tank, I would have thought that there shouldn't be too much of a problem under normal circumstances.

[Peter Pedant]

another depressing event where rescuers wouldnt go near a non-live rail
http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20120216072438/http://7julyinquests.independent.gov.uk/hearing_transcripts/20012011pm.htm

so different to day - and accounts for all the brave rescuer hype

yeah Hambo was n a Serbian car - and I thought blimey I hope he doesnt get taken to a serbian hospital !