schizoidman@lemmy.zip to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days ago'It doesn’t catch fire': Why China’s "fireproof" sodium battery could be the breakthrough that makes EVs safer than ICE carswww.techradar.comexternal-linkmessage-square184linkfedilinkarrow-up1651arrow-down131file-text
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minus-squaredrosophila@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·1 day agoSome sodium ion batteries use an aqueous electrolyte, meaning they’re full of water.
minus-squareUnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11arrow-down1·1 day agoAh, so they’ve already exploded, thus rendering them safe for use.
minus-squareTheoriginalthon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·1 day agoYou could still stub your toe on them, so not completely safe
minus-squarebreadsmasher@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·1 day ago“sodium batteries, pre exploded!”
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.
You could still stub your toe on them, so not completely safe
“sodium batteries, pre exploded!”