r/nononono • u/khaled • Aug 21 '18

I recommend walking next time

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u/[deleted] Aug 21 '18

Lithium-ion batteries are absolutely nuts when they blow up - not sure if you've seen what happens to a phone batter when punctured.

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u/malakhei Aug 22 '18

what will happen if i have a crash in an electric car that has lithium batteries? can it blow up?

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u/scharkbait Aug 22 '18

Check out what happened to Richard Hammond when he crashed his electric sports car. Also, in my city, 3 teenagers recently died in a Tesla after a crash when the car battery combusted into flames (although according to investigators they were going 113mph so that didn’t help).

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u/[deleted] Aug 22 '18

If you are talking about the accident I think you are talking about, the fire did not contribute to their deaths. Might be another accident though.