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'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)
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[–] 16 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Lithium fires are hard to contain unlike petrol fire:

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/firefighters-forced-submerge-electric-car-082852772.html

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  • [–] 3 points 6 months ago* (1 child)

    So does an airplane crash would be more horrifying than a car crash, but that doesn't change the fact that airplanes are safer.

    Even so, any improvement is still good though

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