points by nine_k 1 day ago | 0 comments
Can they experience a thermal runaway? Can it be triggered by minor deformations or dents?
[–] ricardobeat 1 day ago
https://youtu.be/W1ya_ls1zkA?t=209
CATL has demonstrated much better safety for their sodium EV batteries, but home and energy storage packs are more likely to be made of standard 18650 cells like the one in the video.
Deformations and dents do not trigger a thermal runaway in sodium batteries.
A sodium battery is MUCH MORE likely to experience a spontaneous thermal runaway due to being at a high SOC.