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Electric vehicles (EVs) are less likely to catch fire than gas-powered vehicles. Here’s how to react if your car catches fire

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Electric vehicles are less likely to catch fire than their more traditional gas-powered counterparts.

The NTSB and California Highway Patrol are investigating a Tesla semi truck fire that ignited after the vehicle struck a tree.

Some firefighters are receiving special training to extinguish the flames emitted by burning EV batteries after road accidents.

Staying far away from the car also helps minimize your potential for breathing in unhealthy fumes emitted from the battery fire.

With a solid-state battery, the liquid electrolyte is no longer part of the battery cells, removing the most flammable aspect of battery design.

These solid state batteries are already available in some smaller electronics, but producing large versions of the batteries is a hurdle.