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Old 02-20-2019, 10:37 AM   #30 (permalink)
Taylor95
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Just look at where the batteries are stored in a Tesla.


Typical car fire:


You can see in these examples that the fire is contained in the engine bay. The cab won't spontaneously catch fire; it has to spread from where the source of the fire is.

EV fire:

This video clearly shows the batteries exploding when on fire.

Plus they can be harder to put out:


An interesting read:
https://batteryuniversity.com/learn/...ns_with_li_ion
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