Buckstones:
Winseer:
Beats me why all this idiocy with using an Alkali Metal in the FIRST place…All you need is a trailer with a leaky roof/curtainside and the lithium casing gets wet…
Copious amounts of Hydrogen gas then fizz out, and sooner or later a source of ignition - can usually be found.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uixxJtJPVXk
C’mon man - we must have ALL seen this video when we were at school, surely?I do not believe these (or any other batteries) have a casing made of lithium metal or have any lithium metal exposed to the atmosphere. In 10 years of studying chemistry and handling this stuff I know it tarnishes while you look at it. Sodium, calcium and potassium do the same, samples of these metals are therefore isolated from air by immersion in mineral oil or airtight containers filled with argon inert gas.
Outer casings for these batteries are presumably steel, aluminium or robust plastics.
If you have an impact in an EV, then there is a clear risk of “cracking the containment” be it a box of plastic or iron etc.
Once that lithium has that crack in the casing - the moisture can get in , and we both agree - the entire alkali metal group corrodes in moist air - as you watch.
Why not make use of the other less dangerous metals instead?
Because the West doesn’t have the corner on such metals that China has - that’s why.
We’re politically destroying ourselves with the green claptrap that we westerners - simply cannot afford to pursue.
What happens if Electricity becomes so expensive - that our enemies invade us simply by cutting the power, and waiting for us to surrender?
How long do you think we’d last in an EV world - with a permanent power cut in progress?
How long do you think EV battle vehicles would last in combat?
Chocolate Teapots vs Glass hammers vs Ice Flamethrowers
Totally absurd - isn’t it?