Originally Posted by mpolli

That story is almost 4 years old! Look at the date. I think that issue is by now old news to most rescue personnel. I have never heard of anyone being electrocuted yet. The batteries in hybrids are pretty wimpy actually. That is why they can't go very far on their battery only. That big 100# battery in the Prius actually has slightly less WHr than a SINGLE golf cart battery. The big issue is the voltage. Yes it is much higher than the 12V. But it is not insanely high. As I recall it is around 165 VDC which is similar to the peak voltage of 115 VAC. I am not saying I want to get zapped by it but there are a lot of other dangers on cars to be learned such as air bags and all that gasoline (1 gal has more energy content than a stick of Dynamite). That is why those rescue people get a lot of training.