FoxtrotDeltaTango@sh.itjust.works to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month ago'It doesn’t catch fire': Why China’s "fireproof" sodium battery could be the breakthrough that makes EVs safer than ICE carswww.techradar.comexternal-linkmessage-square44fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10file-textcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.world
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-link'It doesn’t catch fire': Why China’s "fireproof" sodium battery could be the breakthrough that makes EVs safer than ICE carswww.techradar.comFoxtrotDeltaTango@sh.itjust.works to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square44fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.world
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minus-squareSaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoBecause it’s safer, cheaper and works in cold weather.
minus-squareCmdrShepard49@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoWhat EVs don’t work in cold weather? Cheaper for the manufacturer for sure, and potentially safer though its not as if EV fires are some major epidemic.
minus-squarephx@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoAt a significant loss, yes. When it was really cold here that was about 30-40%
minus-squareIthral@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoI can live with that, 100miles of range is more than I use day to day, so is 60miles. Winter road trips could be a pain, but that’s maybe once a year
Because it’s safer, cheaper and works in cold weather.
What EVs don’t work in cold weather? Cheaper for the manufacturer for sure, and potentially safer though its not as if EV fires are some major epidemic.
At a significant loss, yes. When it was really cold here that was about 30-40%
I can live with that, 100miles of range is more than I use day to day, so is 60miles. Winter road trips could be a pain, but that’s maybe once a year