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Re:After bus fire, CT pulls electric fleet from service on Tuesday July 26, 2022 @05:16PM (#32244153)
Shooting the battery pack won't cause the pack to do anything quickly. People would still have plenty of time to get out.
Re:After bus fire, CT pulls electric fleet from service on Tuesday July 26, 2022 @05:13PM (#32244126)
No, the bus batteries involved here do not propagate quickly. When it can't be contained, it takes more than 20 minutes to spread, which is plenty of time to evacuate the bus.