You are forgetting the bomb…
You are forgetting the bomb underneath gas powered cars that just as easily could've exploded when driving over debris in the road. Poorly researched topic so the article is useless as you wrote it.
EV Fire Statistics:
Data from the National Transportation Safety Board shows that EVs were involved in approximately 25 fires for every 100,000 sold, compared to 1,530 for gasoline-powered vehicles.