@scarlet

> Batteries cannot explode

https://chemistry.berkeley.edu/news/why-do-batteries-sometimes-catch-fire-and-explode

Explode is mentioned by a article from Berkeley university. If we really want to go with semantics on the term explosion, academic in this instance is happy to use it. If the battery fire is enclosed in a casing (again, modern batteries dont need external oxidation), pressure can build up and the casing can explode due to pressure. Compared to a liquid fuel car, the main difference here is access to oxidation.


> Burn itself out in a matter of hours

Thermal runaway is a thing, and many fire responders keep cars completely submerged for weeks at a time. To actually control the situation alone can take 3 hours sure, but they burn for a lot longer than that.

>Most of the energy is in the charge discharge cycle

My only source here is a dude who works doing chemistry, not electro chemistry for a living. My bad potentially for not getting more sources, but its also 2am so idk

>A honda civics fuel tank has more potential energy

I will take the L here if chemistry bro is wrong. otherwise its within spitting distance

I will happily say i was incorrect on some things here, but I'll need to discuss more with chemistry-bro to check on some things, since he's normally been very solid.

I appreciate your corrections and I hope you don't think of me as being retarded