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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