Electric vehicles catch fire after being exposed to saltwater from Hurricane Idalia

The Idalia vehicles were apparently flooded with salt water. My question – could salt spray from a windy day at the beach also trigger a deadly battery fire?

2021: The Year the Electric Vehicle Batteries Burned

Are electric vehicles inherently unsafe? This is a question more people may be asking, as realisation grows that 2021 was a horror year for battery fire vehicle recalls.