RE: This generates heat in the cell which causes an out of control chemical reaction to become self- sustaining very quickly the heat spreads to the cells nearby heating them to the point where they also go out of control in a kind of avalanche until frequently the whole battery and the car is destroyed.
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Gomer Pyle arriving with Goober at the scene in the Wally’s Service Station tow truck:
“Shazzam!”
Note: It was a former real gas station, built in 1937 and converted into a tourist attraction in 2001.
“... causes an out of control chemical reaction to ... “
Nowhere do the speakers tell us the makeup of the gases produced other than saying heavy metal nanoparticles are produced.
That omission makes me think that the gases aren’t that toxic.
Who do you believe? Found this headline:
“Electric vehicle fires are very rare. The risk for petrol and diesel vehicles is at least 20 times higher”