Not saying it wasn’t, because I just don’t know, but he has one serious collection of old collectible cars, that he works on and drives. It would surprise me if it was an electric car.
This is a massive bummer, and a good reminder that working on vehicles is an dangerous endeavor.
I watched a couple of high-school buddies lose eyebrows while attempting to diagnose a backfire. There's a fine line between that amusing incident, and a trip to the burn ward.