And shorting a cap to ground, discharges it in a nano second. Might be some interesting car wrecks in the future!
What happens when rescue workers go at it with the ‘jaws’ ?
Actually - Capacitors and Batteries have similar discharge phenomenon, i.e. ARCING! The easiest way to build an arc welder is to get yourself a freshly charged Lead Acid battery. Those cold-cranking amps numbers are measured in hundreds of amps! So whether an electric car is built with ultracaps or batteries, they both have this issue.
ZAP! ZOT!!