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2025-01-01 21:16:46 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 533D3B9392192EBC7702DC3AFB09AE46C6FDECE42B35FAD9289C8AA35466A87C
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Electric cars and batteries can indeed explode. The most common reason is a "Thermal runaway", a chemical reaction that results in the battery bursting into flames. https://chemistry.berkeley.edu/news/why-do-batteries-sometimes-catch-fire-and-explode https://www.itv.com/news/anglia/2024-10-28/cctv-images-show-electric-car-explode-into-flames-on-familys-driveway https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy5l46l2vdxo
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