Hybrid Car Explosion Risk
A hybrid car exploded in Izegem, West Flanders, while charging, causing severe damage to a nearby apartment building.
A case like this is extremely rare, but unfortunately, it cannot be prevented.
According to Bastiaan Reymer, lecturer in Automotive Technology at Thomas More University, the combination of a fuel tank and an electric component in a hybrid car can increase the risk of explosion.
- Modern electric cars are less prone to catching fire than petrol-fuelled cars.
- A hybrid car contains a combination of both technologies, slightly increasing the risk of explosion.
An electric car only has a battery, which would burn gradually in the event of a fire, lasting longer.
Author's summary: Hybrid cars have higher explosion risk due to combined fuel and electric components.
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