I think a good distinction to be made is that gasoline is an accelerant. Anything soaked in gasoline or lit on fire by it will burn violently. It seems the Lithium only set the "frunk" on fire, and it's contents (upholstery, plastic etc.) burned slowly using it's own much lower potential chemical energy. Compared to what gasoline would have done if present, it seems much more manageable.
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