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I have heard people talking about how the batteries in a hybrid car are dangerous in a crash involving fire. i am wondering if there is any legitimacy to this argument or if it is just an argument people who have a bias against hybrid cars for whatever reason are using... i feel like a lot of people are just looking for a way to defame them.

Hybrids do not use lead/acid batteries. they do use a hi-voltage bank of batteries that under the right circumstances will definitely kill you. if the wiring gets damaged in a car crash, or by someone inadvertently pinching (like raising the car with a jack in the wrong spot) it causing a short, this can be the source of you being electrocuted! if the batteries catch fire for whatever reason the fumes will also kill you! if in doubt get a copy of either the toyota prius or honda civic hybrid owners manuals and read all the "warnings".