Burning EV battery in Hagerbach test tunnel, Switzerland. (IMAGE)

Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (EMPA)

Burning EV battery in Hagerbach test tunnel, Switzerland.

Caption

During a fire, a battery module of an electric car develops large amounts of soot, which contains toxic metal oxides.

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Amstein+ Walthert Progress AG / Empa

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