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[–] vrighter@discuss.tchncs.de 18 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (3 children)

no, it wouldn't. Because the car is not filled with aerosolized explodey-gas, but just flammable liquid contained in a robust tank. it is not explosive. It can catch fire, but not simply from impact. You'd need a hole in the tank lower than the current fuel level and an external ignition source. Even if you shoot the gas tank directly, it will not explode. It is physically impossible for it to explode.

Puncture one of an electric car's cells, and it sets off a chain reaction. The whole car very quickly goes up in flames.

[–] Strykker@programming.dev 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

A hit car engine is an external ignition source, and gas cars go up in flames daily in the us

[–] Tja@programming.dev 1 points 1 month ago

But if the media doesn't report it, lemmings don't know it exists.

[–] Paddzr@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

"Robust"? Clearly you've never driven an itlian made car!

Alphas tanks are literally made out of plastic. You can poke them with a basic screwdriver.

Yeah it won't go boom, but point being, they're not robust and go in flames fairly often too...

[–] WolvenSpectre@lemmy.ca -1 points 1 month ago

The fact that you are taking the words "explodey-gas" as a serious reference to the fire and not the form of propulsion that ICE cars use and take it seriously makes me wonder about your media literacy.