schizoidman@lemmy.zip to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 21 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-square201linkfedilinkarrow-up1663arrow-down131file-text
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minus-squaredrosophila@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·20 days agoSome sodium ion batteries use an aqueous electrolyte, meaning they’re full of water.
minus-squareUnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11arrow-down1·20 days agoAh, so they’ve already exploded, thus rendering them safe for use.
minus-squarebreadsmasher@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·20 days ago“sodium batteries, pre exploded!”
minus-squareTheoriginalthon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·20 days 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