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Safely and reliably putting that much energy into a mass manufactured automotive battery in that short of a time period is a pretty extraordinary claim based on
by mrandish 3y ago
Safely and reliably putting that much energy into a mass manufactured automotive battery in that short of a time period is a pretty extraordinary claim based on where we are today. So I'm going to have to put it into the "That'd be great but we're gonna need some extraordinary evidence" category for now.
- candiodari 3y agoI kind of wonder at what point do batteries become too dangerous. If a battery can absorb that kind of power in such a time ... exactly what amount of time does it need to release that energy again? In particular, does it release it fast enough to blow up a building?
- frutiger 3y agoIsn’t the same true of a tank of gas?
- jtriangle 3y agoGenerally no, not really. Sure car fires happen, but they don't 'explode'.
- bestouff 3y agoThey don't explode anymore because we have decades of experience building safe vehicles. We're not there yet for EVs.
- frutiger 3y agoBut the physics is the same. High density of energy potential is a recipe for rapid release of thermal energy. It applies for anything, whether it’s a battery, explosives or a tank of gas. That’s why the question as posed specifically with regards to batteries only is neither here nor there.
- candiodari 3y agoNot without redesigning it to blow up.