They represent a real danger if a fire breaks out.
While automakers continue making grand announcements declaring their emissions-free futures, this won t happen overnight. It ll take 15 years or more before we re all driving EVs, and many things need to happen between now and then: such as creating and implementing procedures to extinguish battery-related fires. The US government recently issued a report regarding this issue, which is also vital for firefighters. But one parking garage is not taking any chances with potential battery fires.
According to German publication
InFranken, an underground parking garage located in Kulmbach, Germany has decided to outright ban battery-electric and hybrid vehicles.