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arrow-up1367external-link'It doesn’t catch fire': Why China’s "fireproof" sodium battery could be the breakthrough that makes EVs safer than ICE carswww.techradar.comschizoidman@lemmy.zip to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 18 hours agomessage-square87fedilinkfile-text
minus-squaredrosophila@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·2 hours agoSome sodium ion batteries use an aqueous electrolyte, meaning they’re full of water.
minus-squareUnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·48 minutes agoAh, so they’ve already exploded, thus rendering them safe for use.
minus-squarebreadsmasher@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·29 minutes ago“sodium batteries, pre exploded!”
minus-squareTheoriginalthon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·23 minutes agoYou could still stub your toe on them, so not completely safe
Some sodium ion batteries use an aqueous electrolyte, meaning they’re full of water.
Ah, so they’ve already exploded, thus rendering them safe for use.
“sodium batteries, pre exploded!”
You could still stub your toe on them, so not completely safe