10-04-2018, 01:17 PM
(10-04-2018, 12:02 PM)Refugee Wrote: They should not be located in the passenger compartment.
Hi.
Well there has been many cars with questionable locations of the petrol tank.
Take the original BMC Mini for example. The tank was located in the boot along with the battery, hardly safe in a rear end collision.
Look at the Imp, VW Beetle, Skoda MB and "S" series a front mounted fuel tank, Granted the Skoda's tank was well protected but again hardly conducive to safety.
Today petrol tanks are under the rear seat floor skin and are made of plastic, yes in a less vulnerable position but still can split if hit in the "right" way.
Batteries contain a lot of energy that can be devastating if damaged, look at what happened to Richard Hammond in 2016 when he crashed in what I believe was a Tesla
An explosion of hydrogen gas into a passenger compartment would mean instant death to the occupants, again quite possible with LPG as well.
There is only one way forward if you are paranoid and that is Fred Flintstone's car
