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Thermal runaway prevents rescue of 3 victims in crash, authorities say
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The batteries should be protected and rated for a crash like that, anything less is unsafe and negligent on the manufacturer.
Energy is volatile, there's only so much that can be done. Not every single fire is one that can be prevented beyond just not getting in the car in the first place (i.e. giving people a reasonable alternative via well maintained and affordable public transport.)
I think once sodium batteries become commonplace they should issue a recall to all lithium EVs that cause death
Solid state lifepo are also much safer. Liquid electrolytes are a big part of the problem when batteries are damaged.
There was even that one announcement of some sort of internal breaker to prevent thermal runaway even in a damaged standard lithium ion battery.
Yeah, we definitely need both of those to become viable alternatives. But I'm even more excited about the possibility of a solid state battery E-Bike tbh.