▲ 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
[–] unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 4 months ago (1 child) Wtf is an ice car? permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] trxxruraxvr@lemmy.world 20 points 4 months ago (1 child) Internal combustion engine permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de 13 points 4 months ago* (1 child) i see thanks yeah no those burn down all the time lol permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Buffalox@lemmy.world 6 points 4 months ago 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. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] trxxruraxvr@lemmy.world 20 points 4 months ago (1 child) Internal combustion engine permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de 13 points 4 months ago* (1 child) i see thanks yeah no those burn down all the time lol permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Buffalox@lemmy.world 6 points 4 months ago 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. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de 13 points 4 months ago* (1 child) i see thanks yeah no those burn down all the time lol permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Buffalox@lemmy.world 6 points 4 months ago 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. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Buffalox@lemmy.world 6 points 4 months ago 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. permalink fedilink source parent