> I think the biggest consideration here is the fire / electrical risk of a slightly damaged or questionably compromised battery pack (structural or otherwise).

Indeed, and it's very precarious lack of any fusing, and other safety measures inside the Tesla battery pack besides fusible cell leads.

I believe most other saner EV makers will surely adddress this, if they didn't do so already.

Alternatively, BYD got very well positioned here with its own structural battery.

LFP cells are safe enough that they even use them as a crumple zone to dissipate crash energy.

This allows them to save weight even more on battery structure, as they don't have to protect it at all costs.

Having an effectively "free" crumple zone is a huge weight saver.