I recall of no 'explosions' of Crown Vics. My department & many other PD's had them and they were a real workhorse. Same with Chevy Caprice Classic. We hated to see them go!LOL
" fuel cell vehicles are often considered to be even safer than conventional gasoline-powered internal combustion engine"
Now if you drive a Ford Crown Victoria or Ford Pinto those gas tanks were famous for exploding and killing the drivers.
Then I assume, everybody who drives ICE vehicle is riding around with a bomb ready to explode.
Lithium batteries have an extreme history of exploding and a battery fire is extremely difficult fire to put out.
There was a time when Crown Vics had a metal tab on the underbody near the gas tank. If rear ended hard enough, the metal tab could poke a hole in the gas tank and cause a fire. I don't know if I would call it an explosion. Being rear ended on a traffic stop was and still is a rear problem for police vehicles. Several officers at mt department went out on disability due to being hit from the rear. I favor SUV's or trucks for police because the energy tends to go under the vehicle but still can kill you. Move Over Laws grew out of cruisers and officers being hit a scenes, but I still see Adam Henry's blowing past with little regard.I recall of no 'explosions' of Crown Vics. My department & many other PD's had them and they were a real workhorse. Same with Chevy Caprice Classic. We hated to see them go!