▲ 216 ▼ 'It doesn’t catch fire': Why China’s "fireproof" sodium battery could be the breakthrough that makes EVs safer than ICE cars (www.techradar.com) submitted 4 months ago by FoxtrotDeltaTango@sh.itjust.works to c/world@lemmy.world 54 comments fedilink hide all child comments cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/62209265 cross-posted from : https://lemmy.zip/post/62209262
[–] MBech@feddit.dk 18 points 4 months ago* (1 child) No but I heard about an electric car burning once, and none of my ice cars have ever combusted, so CLEARLY, electrics are deathtraps /s permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] atzanteol@sh.itjust.works 23 points 4 months ago (1 child) The difference is in what happens if they do catch fire though. ICE fires can be extinguished. Li battery fires are "wait until it burns out". It makes a big difference if your car is on a boat. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] phar@lemmy.world 7 points 4 months ago Or inside your garage. Or a parking deck. Or a repair shop. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] atzanteol@sh.itjust.works 23 points 4 months ago (1 child) The difference is in what happens if they do catch fire though. ICE fires can be extinguished. Li battery fires are "wait until it burns out". It makes a big difference if your car is on a boat. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] phar@lemmy.world 7 points 4 months ago Or inside your garage. Or a parking deck. Or a repair shop. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] phar@lemmy.world 7 points 4 months ago Or inside your garage. Or a parking deck. Or a repair shop. permalink fedilink source parent