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Do bumps affect EV batteries?

I was out visiting a lake in BC yesterday. The road up had a lot of potholes and areas with washboard.. very bumpy. Some of the potholes were in shade from surrounding trees and impossible to see until I drove over them. Some with a huge smash on the car, like when shocks reach max and the whole car shudders from the impact.
I was wondering if an EV could even handle that kind of road.. or would it suddenly burst into flame or something?
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I mean on some at least the battery pack is mounted on the bottom of the car so something that could damage the undercarriage could theoretically damage the battery but so is the gas tank on a ICE car.