S-Markt t1_is3u45q wrote on October 13, 2022 at 2:27 AM

if you break a fueltank in an accident, most of the time it will spill out and nothing happens if there is not any firesource. if a battery is hit in an accident, how high are the chances, that the stored energy will instantly explode?

rwz t1_is45llr wrote on October 13, 2022 at 4:06 AM

This is a super weird take. Punctured fuel tank is a huge fire/explosion risk, orders of magnitude more dangerous than punctured battery, that can catch fire slowly.

Battery is much larger, for sure, so it has more chances to get damaged, but overall flammable fuel is a bigger risk still.

S-Markt t1_is482gi wrote on October 13, 2022 at 4:31 AM

its not weird at all. how often do you hear about exploded car tanks? nearly never. if a car starts to burn, it mostly happens at the engine.

a fuel tank can never explode or burn only by itself, it always needs a firesource while a battery can burn by itself simply from a shortcut.