I understand that. My point was that the lithium oxidation from combustion vastly outstrips the power charged. You could create a hell of a fire with an uncharged lithium battery. The underlying reactivity of materials do not have a direct link to the battery’s storage.
aBundleOfFerrets@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
I would disagree. There is a direct connection between the state of charge and how violent the failure is for the lithium battery in cases where it is punctured, cut, or folded. (Not uncommon in car crashes)
roguetrick@lemmy.world 2 months ago
As a source of ignition, sure, the charge matters. That doesn’t mean that more charge makes it more likely to ignite, agnostic of other factors. The construction of the battery itself is much more important there, and when we’re talking about comparing solid state batteries and lithium ion solution, that’s a big difference. It’s the lithium that burns, not the charge.