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by londons_explore 2922 days ago
It also conveniently plays on the public's perception that a punctured battery cell is a terrible thing.

In reality, a lithium ion cell with a small hole will slowly have the electrolyte evaporate, the internal resistance will increase, and the cell will stop being useful. If that's one cell out of 10,000 on a car, it's no big deal.