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You're basically sitting on top of a giant bomb in an EV when it's fully charged. Shoot a bullet through a full gas tank, and nothing will happen. Shoot a bulle
by aphextron 8y ago
You're basically sitting on top of a giant bomb in an EV when it's fully charged. Shoot a bullet through a full gas tank, and nothing will happen. Shoot a bullet through an EV battery pack and it will burn to the ground. Liquid electrolytes are the real problem here, not battery tech as a whole. Fortunately solid state batteries are only a few years out, and that will totally change the safety equation.
- jsight 8y agoI'm not sure that bomb is the right analogy. Maybe thermite would be a better analog? EVs will burn long and hot (though not as hot as some imagine), but do not tend to be explosive.
- vvanders 8y agoThey may not explode but contacting a 400V bus that can dump ~1200 amps produces a similar effect on the human body.
- robbiep 8y agoYou do realise the safety profile of a large tank of petrol right?
- jpatokal 8y agoIt's actually much better than Hollywood would have you believe: a shot fuel tank will not explode. http://prometheus-fs.co.uk/articles/hollywood-lies-to-you/ http://prometheus-fs.co.uk/articles/hollywood-lies-to-you/
- clouddrover 8y agoA demonstration of the safety benefits of solid-state batteries: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9-cNNYb1Ik https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9-cNNYb1Ik