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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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[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 11 points 2 days ago (3 children)

The "they catch fire" argument is fucking bonkers anyway.

If there's one thing petrol cars are famous for, it's being filled with flammable liquids that can and do leak everywhere and combust upon collision.

You can ignore them. Same with all the disingenuous cunts who complain about wind turbines "spoiling the view" who ignore the coal and gas power stations that have littered the skyline for over a century.

[–] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 days ago

You can put a petrol fire out in less than a few days though. Petrol doesn't magically catch fire upon seeing oxygen either.

[–] poopkins@lemmy.world -2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Ah, Lemmy. You never disappoint with sharing hilariously inaccurate information in comments!

[–] yes_this_time@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] poopkins@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

Cool source. Ok, I'll bite. The number of fire deaths in Taslas alone drawfs the number of fatalities in the infamous Pinto. The number is being tracked by volunteers because there's no data from the NFPA or others that segments by EV vs ICE, but the number of highway vehicle fire deaths has been trending sharply upwards since 2016.