Eh. That’s not really comparable to lithium-ion batteries. Lithium-ion batteries are similar to bombs in that they’re highly dense stores of energy. If something goes wrong and that energy storage medium gets exposed to air, or charging safety feature fail, that’s a fire at best, explosion at worse, and it’s extremely toxic.
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AnneBonny@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 months ago
Jacking Up a Car Is Dangerous. Here’s Why Mechanics Are Doing So Anyway
circuscritic@lemmy.ca 10 months ago
AntY@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Acetylene and oxygen is also explosive, but you’re still allowed to have it and use it. Battery acid is extremely corrosive and poisonous. Gasoline is extremely flammable. A garage is filled with dangers. If you can’t service a lithium-ion battery in a safe way, you shouldn’t do it, just like you shouldn’t service your brakes if you don’t know what you’re doing.
NAK@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Lol. A single gallon of gasoline contains approximately 34khw of energy. An EV with ~300 miles of range, will have a battery with between 80 and 100 khw. Or the same potential energy as about 3 gallons of gas.
People are familiar with gas, so it seems safe. But every gas tank is a literal bomb, and that’s just for a car. I have no idea how big the storage tanks at gas stations are, but I’m assuming there’s enough explosive in there to level a couple hundred square feet if one of those goes.
AnneBonny@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 months ago
Lead-acid batteries also present a risk of explosion.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lead–acid_battery#Risk_of_e…
That’s why you attach jumper cables to the dead battery first.
AnneBonny@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 months ago
Have you ever attached jumper cables to a dead lead-acid battery?
CmdrShepard42@lemm.ee 10 months ago
A car sitting 6 feet in the air is also a highly dense storage of energy that could be released at any moment. I do get your point, but there are ways to mitigate the dangers associated with working on a pack, and they’re not as volatile as you think. Being exposed to air isn’t going to cause a cell to explode as the lithium is mixed with other chemicals inside the cell to make it fairly inert. The danger comes from short circuits, whether it be a puncture or bridging contacts with something conductive.
remotelove@lemmy.ca 10 months ago
I suppose jacking off a car is also dangerous.
SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de 10 months ago
Depends. Are you a dragon?
altima_neo@lemmy.zip 10 months ago
Wasnt there subreddits for that?
AnneBonny@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 months ago
Not that I know of.
Snapz@lemmy.world 10 months ago
You wouldn’t download a car… And if you did, you wouldn’t jack off a car…
gibmiser@lemmy.world 10 months ago
M.O.N.E.Y.
WHYAREWEALLCAPS@kbin.social 10 months ago
Yep. Other than thrill seekers, the only reason any business does something is for the money. If you can go, "Hey, you don't need to spend $12k on a new battery pack! Bring it down to Bubba's Batteries Bazaar and we can fix it for less!", you will get business.
altima_neo@lemmy.zip 10 months ago
Yeah, thats pretty much it. Doesnt VW repair or recycle their own batteries?
prole@sh.itjust.works 10 months ago
C.R.E.A.M.