▲ 634 ▼ '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 schizoidman@lemmy.zip to c/technology@lemmy.world 204 comments fedilink hide all child comments cross-posted from : https://lemmy.zip/post/62209262
[+] ThomasWilliams@lemmy.world -9 points 4 months ago (3 children) EVs weigh similar to similar ICE vehicles. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] A7thStone@lemmy.world 13 points 4 months ago* Yeah, no. This is a golf compared to an id.3. Two very comparable vehicles. The id.3 weighs 41% more. Don't get me wrong I'd love to be able to get an id.3 but all we get in the states are these horrible SUVs. That said EVs do still suffer a major weight penalty that comes with its own issues. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Soup@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago Not even a little bit, and I’d say “but good effort” but really no, not even that. permalink fedilink source parent [–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 1 point 4 months ago WTF Lemmy....EVs are massively heavy. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] A7thStone@lemmy.world 13 points 4 months ago* Yeah, no. This is a golf compared to an id.3. Two very comparable vehicles. The id.3 weighs 41% more. Don't get me wrong I'd love to be able to get an id.3 but all we get in the states are these horrible SUVs. That said EVs do still suffer a major weight penalty that comes with its own issues. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Soup@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago Not even a little bit, and I’d say “but good effort” but really no, not even that. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 1 point 4 months ago WTF Lemmy....EVs are massively heavy. permalink fedilink source parent