Tesla cells have vents that release hot gases (cave men gave these hot gases the name "fire"), so there is no pressure...they go off like little bottle rockets, and once they cutting torch their was through the passenger compartment floor, they launch into the cabin and fly around in it until the chemical reaction stops.
Once the cooling system fails, each cell heats its neighbor, lighting it off. Significantly less than boiling water temperatures will light them off, so do the math with a neighboring cell at several thousand degrees, about 2 or 3 mm away from the cell that hasn't lit yet.
The job is to ensure they don't light off.
The job is to isolate the cells/modules if they do
The job is to give occupants time to egress before the car melts.
The job in a boat is to egress the boat into water with sharks, Great Whites (yes, they live in the Pacific Ocean, off the Left Coast), in it...oh wait, let's keep the people on the floating boat and get rid of the worthless burning battery.
Once the cooling system fails, each cell heats its neighbor, lighting it off. Significantly less than boiling water temperatures will light them off, so do the math with a neighboring cell at several thousand degrees, about 2 or 3 mm away from the cell that hasn't lit yet.
The job is to ensure they don't light off.
The job is to isolate the cells/modules if they do
The job is to give occupants time to egress before the car melts.
The job in a boat is to egress the boat into water with sharks, Great Whites (yes, they live in the Pacific Ocean, off the Left Coast), in it...oh wait, let's keep the people on the floating boat and get rid of the worthless burning battery.
