LOL!! EV range not only reduced in cold, ALSO reduced in HEAT!!

Agree. Whether it's a tank of gasoline exploding, Ford pinto style or a lithium battery catching fire neither is a good situation. Saying one is better than the other is like saying swimming with alligators is safer than swiming with sharks. Neither is safe.
What I am saying is that YOU have nothing to base this on, and IF YOU WERE to estimate the problem out to "let's say" an equal no. of gas/ vs evs on the road, I think you are gonna find that ev fires are one HELL of a lot more of a problem. When was the last time you read a news report of a gas vehicle blowing up for no reason, just sitting there parked? When was the last time you read about a gas vehicle that the fire crew had a tremendous difficulty putting out?

There's LOTS of stuff that can be outright dangerous and deadly if not properly controlled, from LPG to natural gas and on and on. But so far, what I AM NOT hearing from the gobt OR manufacturers, is some safety measures to control EV batteries.