Fact check: Did an electric car explode here? – The most important thing at the beginning:
A video that purports to show an electric car exploding is currently receiving a lot of attention on social media. However, the video shows a 2017 incident in France when a truck loaded with gas cylinders exploded.
Electric car explodes on A8?
This allegedly happened on July 23rd, 2020 on the A8 in Germany. At least that's how it is conveyed on Facebook and Twitter.

The video has been viewed over 1.6 million times on Facebook and shared over 27,000 times.
What really happened?
The video comes from western France, more precisely from Charente-Maritime. Here, in September 2017, a truck loaded with gas bottles exploded on the RN 10.
The original video:
The 28-ton truck was carrying butane and propane gas bottles. It caught fire while traveling towards Bordeaux-Angoulême. The explosions could be heard for miles.
The fire also spread to a nearby forest area, resulting in some evacuations. A total of 53 firefighters and around 40 gendarmes were on duty.
Initial investigations suggested the fire started in the truck's cabin before spreading to the cargo. Luckily there were no injuries.
Conclusion
No, no electric car exploded here. And no, this incident did not take place on the A8 in Germany. The date is also wrong. It concerns the explosion of gas bottles on a truck in France. – And that was back in September 2017.
Source: lepoint.fr
Article image: Screenshot Facebook
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