This seems unlikely to be true. Seems that the chance of death from a gasoline explosion is much greater than an electric shock (of which a gas engine also has

This seems unlikely to be true. Seems that the chance of death from a gasoline explosion is much greater than an electric shock (of which a gas engine also has through smaller wires traditionally over longer runs). I've definitely had my share of gas spills working on cars and boats. There are also very high voltage sparks going on. Then a gasoline car has several moving parts w/ vibrations while electrical motors are relatively vibrationless (assumes less chance of vehicle falling on you).