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Isn’t the same true of a tank of gas?

• jtriangle 3y ago
  Generally no, not really. Sure car fires happen, but they don't 'explode'.
  • bestouff 3y ago
    They don't explode anymore because we have decades of experience building safe vehicles. We're not there yet for EVs.
  • frutiger 3y ago
    But the physics is the same. High density of energy potential is a recipe for rapid release of thermal energy. It applies for anything, whether it’s a battery, explosives or a tank of gas. That’s why the question as posed specifically with regards to batteries only is neither here nor there.
• candiodari 3y ago
  Not without redesigning it to blow up.