Fire. If the batteries catch on fire as sometimes happens in any car crash, the problem is much bigger. See the explanation of this Tesla fire.
And if this had happened inside the tunnel, it might have been much worse. Perhaps they can come up with a built-in fire retarding system. We will likely see much more of these fires as EVs become more popular.
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