The potential societal benefits of mass electric vehicle (EV) adoption have rightly prompted enthusiasm from governments and consumers alike, but could high-voltage electric powertrains bring new safety risks to the road? Battery fires in particular have become a source of concern for firefighting bodies. Fairly or not, one beleaguered company’s vehicles have repeatedly drawn attention to the issue: a number of Tesla fires have made headlines in the US in 2018.
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