Let's take it further. It is an internal COMBUSTION engine. But it is unlikely that your car can spontaneously burn up. Electrical fires however start more easi

Let's take it further. It is an internal COMBUSTION engine. But it is unlikely that your car can spontaneously burn up. Electrical fires however start more easily. For example, in spite of the prevalence of gas-heating systems, the most common cause of fire in residential buildings is electric arcing. Granted that this is not conclusive data about high-voltage being more dangerous than IC engines, but it is not as straightforward as it seems. http://www.usfa.fema.gov/statistics/reports/residential_structures.shtm http://www.usfa.fema.gov/statistics/reports/residential_stru...