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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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[–] 5 points 7 months ago (3 children)

Even immersing the car doesn't really stop it, it kind of just pauses the fire. When it's surfaced again and starts to dry it tends to self ignite again for a very long time. EV fires are extremely difficult to stop right now and the procedure usually boils down to "Let it burn itself out and keep everything around it from catching too."

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  • [–] 1 point 7 months ago (2 children)

    Cover it in lead?

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  • [–] 0 points 7 months ago

    They put a blanket over burning car, and any occupants trapped inside because of doors that wouldn't unlock and laminated side glass, to keep it from igniting things around it. They'll also pull the burning car onto a flatbed truck to get it off the road, and take it to somewhere safer.

    This is opposed to just dousing a gas car with water till it stops burning.

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