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One could say the same about lithium :).

• ksec 8y ago
  When was the last time you read about a Car carrying tank of fuel sudden burst into frame? When was the last time you read about battery explosion?
  • akvadrako 8y ago
    I can't think I've heard of an actually battery explosion yet, just people using the word "explosion" to mean burning or expanding.
  • gregpilling 8y ago
    U.S. fire departments responded to an estimated average of 152,300 automobile fires per year in 2006-2010. These fires caused an average of 209 civilian deaths, 764 civilian injuries, and $536 million in direct property damage. Facts and Figures Automobile fires were involved in 10% of reported U.S. fires, 6% of U.S. fire deaths. On average, 17 automobile fires were reported per hour. These fires killed an average of four people every week. Mechanical or electrical failures or malfunctions were factors in roughly two-thirds of the automobile fires. Collisions and overturns were factors in only 4% of highway vehicle fires, but these incidents accounted for three of every five (60%) automobile fire deaths. Only 2% of automobile fires began in fuel tanks or fuel lines, but these incidents caused 15% of the automobile fire deaths. https://www.nfpa.org/Public-Education/By-topic/Property-type-and-vehicles/Vehicles https://www.nfpa.org/Public-Education/By-topic/Property-type...
    • mastax 8y ago
      Thank you for being the only person willing to do research in these threads.