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Fifth, please see the next response to the Megapack matter as supplied by Slobodan Cuk by way of LinkedIn:
The underlying subject relating to all the above seems to be that the lithium-ion batteries which have been concerned within the Megapack fireplace and people which have been concerned in a large number of reported car fires in Florida appear unable to tolerate bodily insult.
If broken by mechanical impression or breached by corrosion arising from water publicity, they appear liable to ignition with the following fires being very tough or practically not possible to extinguish.
Different battery chemistries exist which aren’t so liable to combustion and there have been research efforts put forth about them, however all of these chemistries appear to exhibit decrease vitality storage densities which for autos, interprets into shorter driving ranges.
There are states, together with my very own, which at the moment are mandating that no new gasoline powered autos will probably be offered as of 2035, 13 years from now. In the meantime, the juggernaut of “various” car designs goes dashing forward with completely no obvious consideration of any of the downsides which regrettably, DO exist.
Attempt now to think about an electrically pushed car catching fireplace throughout Christmas buying season in mid-December in midtown Manhattan in entrance of Macy’s division retailer throughout rush hour at six o’clock within the night.
John Dunn is an electronics marketing consultant, and a graduate of The Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn (BSEE) and of New York College (MSEE).
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