Two Attacks--Two Electric Vehicles

While news is still dribbling out about what appear to be terror attacks in New Orleans and Las Vegas, there was one detail that struck me about both suspects: they used electric vehicles in their attacks.

    First, the Las Vegas incident. Per Red State, "Matthew Livelsberger, a 37-year-old Army veteran, allegedly rented a Cybertruck in Colorado Springs, where he resides, before driving it to Nevada. Authorities report that he loaded the vehicle with firework mortars, gasoline cans, and other flammable materials." 

    And news reports concerning Shamsud Din Jabbar, the terrorist behind the New Orleans' attack, indicate he used a Ford F-150 Lightning pickup truck, also rented. Jabbar had apparently placed two explosive devices (or possibly three) in the French Quarter of New Orleans, but there was at least one recovered from his vehicle. The Guardian reports, as to the latter: "Investigators discovered a corresponding remote in Jabbar’s truck, which also had mason jars containing a clear liquid consistent with explosives in his truck."

    We've all probably seen some of the horrific fires associated with electric vehicles when the batteries are ruptured and ignited (see, e.g., this video), although EV makers have made significant strides to make their batteries safer. Did Libelsberger and Jabbar specifically rent electric vehicles and stow explosives and/or flammables in them hoping it would result in an intense fire?