'It doesn’t catch fire': Why China’s "fireproof" sodium battery could be the breakthrough that makes EVs safer than ICE cars

FoxtrotDeltaTango@sh.itjust.works · vor 1 Tag

'It doesn’t catch fire': Why China’s "fireproof" sodium battery could be the breakthrough that makes EVs safer than ICE cars

unexposedhazard · vor 1 Tag

i see thanks

yeah no those burn down all the time lol

Buffalox@lemmy.world · vor 24 Stunden

Yes my wife has had 2 cars that had a fire. But they could be fixed, mostly new cables.
Problem with an EV catching fire is that it is hotter more intense and cannot be put out with a fire extinguisher. Even real firefighters can’t generally put it out. Pouring water on it makes it worse.

'It doesn’t catch fire': Why China’s "fireproof" sodium battery could be the breakthrough that makes EVs safer than ICE cars

'It doesn’t catch fire': Why China’s "fireproof" sodium battery could be the breakthrough that makes EVs safer than ICE cars

New sodium battery creates an internal barrier that prevents fires