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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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[–] Asetru@feddit.org 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Which has nothing to do with the drive train.

[–] BlackLaZoR@lemmy.world 0 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Except the fact that batteries burn extremely rapidly. In case of fire you have seconds to open the door and help the driver/passaners escape out of the vehicle

[–] RaoulDook@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I've heard that gasoline also tends to burn rapidly. The Mythbusters usually had to add gas to make their explosions look cooler

[–] BlackLaZoR@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago

Not as rapidly as lithium batteries. From firefighting perspective this is much uglier case. Bonus issue: unlike gasoline, you can't extinguish it reliably - it has to burn out on its own

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 1 points 4 months ago

Dude...gas cars blow up every day. It's so common it's not news.

Vehicle fires report | NFPA Research

National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) https://www.nfpa.org/ › research › fire-statistical-reports Oct 31, 2024 — The 195,927 highway vehicle fires per year in 2018–2022 caused an average of 579 civilian deaths; 1,336 civilian injuries.