And we know after years and years of use that they’re incredibly safe and stable under the right protected conditions. The question is how are we going to achieve this in vehicles
IMHO, a big part of the problem is rushing these vehicles to market before the tech is matured. Seems they took the model big tech used of beta testing on consumers and applied it to vehicles despite a century of experience showing how badly that works.
They knew the problems, they just didn't give a shit because they're not being held responsible for their unsafe, dangerous products. These days you can get away with anything as long as it's marketed as "eco-friendly". So they're going to continue using the cheapest, shoddiest methods out there. Why research and build new factories for vehicle-safe fuel cells? Much easier and cheaper to use existing manufacturing chains and slap together phone batteries into unstoppable chemical fires.
And we know after years and years of use that they’re incredibly safe and stable under the right protected conditions.
Those conditions are NOT vehicle conditions. Lithium batteries were developed for small handheld devices with low energy needs, used in conditions safe enough for an unprotected human. In contrast, vehicles are large heavy machines with high energy needs, which need to reliably perform under dangerous, stressful high speed conditions that would kill an unprotected human.
The question is how are we going to achieve this in vehicles
It's simple: DON'T USE LITHIUM BATTERIES FOR VEHICLES. Those batteries are meant for laptops and phones, not vehicles. Use something else.
And we know after years and years of use that they’re incredibly safe and stable under the right protected conditions. The question is how are we going to achieve this in vehicles
IMHO, a big part of the problem is rushing these vehicles to market before the tech is matured. Seems they took the model big tech used of beta testing on consumers and applied it to vehicles despite a century of experience showing how badly that works.
They knew the problems, they just didn't give a shit because they're not being held responsible for their unsafe, dangerous products. These days you can get away with anything as long as it's marketed as "eco-friendly". So they're going to continue using the cheapest, shoddiest methods out there. Why research and build new factories for vehicle-safe fuel cells? Much easier and cheaper to use existing manufacturing chains and slap together phone batteries into unstoppable chemical fires.
And so many especially woke jurisdictions are paying out the yingyang for battery powered fire trucks and other apparatus.
Stupid on so many levels.
Those conditions are NOT vehicle conditions. Lithium batteries were developed for small handheld devices with low energy needs, used in conditions safe enough for an unprotected human. In contrast, vehicles are large heavy machines with high energy needs, which need to reliably perform under dangerous, stressful high speed conditions that would kill an unprotected human.
It's simple: DON'T USE LITHIUM BATTERIES FOR VEHICLES. Those batteries are meant for laptops and phones, not vehicles. Use something else.