The sodium used is part of a compound and not pure sodium. Sodium ion batteries have been shown to be less susceptible to explosions/thermal runaway.
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USNWoodwork@lemmy.world 1 month ago
So one of the disadvantages of Lithium-Ion batteries is its reactivity and proclivity for explosions/thermal runaway.
I would imagine sodium is even more reactive, no? Might be worth the engineering/safety challenges if the storage is better/comparable, and the cost is cheaper.
ericjmorey@lemmy.world 1 month ago
TonyTonyChopper@mander.xyz 1 month ago
short answer: no
Allero@lemmy.today 1 month ago
For all I’ve heard, sodium batteries are actually more safe and can even be pierced or crushed with no fires/explosions occurring.
After all, they don’t use pure metallic sodium.