{"id":289109,"date":"2023-11-28T20:10:42","date_gmt":"2023-11-28T19:10:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=289109"},"modified":"2023-11-28T20:10:45","modified_gmt":"2023-11-28T19:10:45","slug":"electric-car-explosions-worldwide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=289109","title":{"rendered":"Electric Car Explosions Worldwide"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"418\" data-attachment-id=\"289113\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=289113\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/00Screenshot-2023-11-28-200920.png?fit=954%2C551&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"954,551\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"00Screenshot-2023-11-28-200920\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/00Screenshot-2023-11-28-200920.png?fit=723%2C418&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/00Screenshot-2023-11-28-200920.png?resize=723%2C418&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-289113\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/00Screenshot-2023-11-28-200920.png?w=954&amp;ssl=1 954w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/00Screenshot-2023-11-28-200920.png?resize=300%2C173&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/00Screenshot-2023-11-28-200920.png?resize=768%2C444&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">UPDATE: More than 32,000 hybrid Jeep Wrangler 4xe SUV&#8217;s recalled for potential fire risk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">UPDATE: The Jeep in this video was charging at the time of the fire. The firefighters unplugged the vehicle upon arrival.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Explore the global repercussions of electric and hybrid vehicle incidents as I investigate a jaw-dropping explosion in Ghent, Belgium involving a Jeep hybrid (PHEV). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Connect the dots from a Renault Zoe garage explosion in Germany to a different Jeep 4xe garage explosion in Colorado. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Discover the alarming truth about flammable gas released during battery failures. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There have been too many firefighter close calls recently involving electric vehicles. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Are these incidents a wake-up call for the automotive industry?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"723\" height=\"407\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aLtkTp4GVuE?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UPDATE: More than 32,000 hybrid Jeep Wrangler 4xe SUV&#8217;s recalled for potential fire risk. 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