Homes evacuated after electric vehicle catches fire in Ventura County [CA]

ktla ^

[know.your.why]

I love the smell of napalm in the morning.

Lithium flame is actually a very pretty purple-pink color. Problem is its hot enough to melt glass and water just makes the reaction worse. Wanna do an exciting party trick? Charge up any lithium battery and drill a small hole through it with your handy cordless drill.

[Reeses]

Tesla rockets have built-in explosives, for safety reasons, in case an out of control rocket threatens neighbors. Tesla batteries could have something similar. Compressed CO2 cartridges built into a battery might work. Overheated cartridges would safely blow the battery apart at the right millisecond, while suppressing combustion.