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Originally Posted by fhenn
If one gets in a major accident Just think of the many agencies that will be involved to clean up the enviroment
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Not many--about the only thing that would leak out is the coolant which is the same as any other car.
Tesla's, Volts, Leaf's, etc. all have been involved in many accidents and none have involved people in hazmat outfits cleaning up after them. (In fact my coworker got rear-ended in his Focus EV which had no more drama than if he was rear ended in a normal ICE powered Focus.)
Fire is a greater danger if some of the wiring or cell packs short out. All EV manufacturers have special first responder instructions for their vehicles (mostly involving where the high-voltage battery disconnects are).