Australians love their big cars. They’re perfect for road trips, towing your boat or going camping. So, as former Prime Minister Scott Morrison put it in 2019, have electric vehicles really ‘killed the weekend’?

In this episode, Cosmos journalist Ellen Phiddian finds out. Joined by Dr Hussein Dia, Dr Gail Broadbent and Ben Roberts, they discuss road-tripping in an EV, queue anxiety and more.

This episode was produced by Matthew Ward Agius and edited by Helen Karakulak. Theme music by Will Berryman.

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Do electric vehicle batteries explode?

In this episode, Cosmos Journalist Ellen Phiddian gets behind the wheel, literally, to find out if this is true. Joined by Dr Ruth Knibbe, firefighter Emma Sutcliffe, ANCAP CEO Carla Hoorweg, fellow Cosmos Journalist Matthew Ward Agius and even her parents, Ellen debunks if EVs really are a fire hazard.

This episode was produced by Jacinta Bowler and edited by Helen Karakulak. Theme music by Will Berryman.

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Welcome to Debunks! A podcast to serve as your myth-busting guide to the big science questions. From bushfires to electric vehicles, the science journalists at Cosmos sort fact from fiction on all the big topics to you let you know when you've been led astray.

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