***Viral video shows experimental battery ejection tech, but critics question its safety in real-world crashes ***
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EV fires, notoriously difficult to extinguish once they start, remain one of the toughest challenges for carmakers. Engineers continue racing to design battery packs resilient enough to survive crashes without igniting. In China, however, a very different approach has been showcased: a high-speed ejection system that literally launches the pack away like a projectile from the vehicle during an emergency.
If that sounds less like a safety breakthrough and more like and accident waiting to happen, you’re getting the idea. And yes, it really is that stupid.
Battery Launcher
The unusual demonstration was captured in a video that went viral on Chinese social media. The clip shows a large battery module violently shooting out of the side of an SUV before smoke appears. Safety workers quickly smothered the pack with a special blanket after it landed in a designated area with pillows.
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Well, there are a lot of these batteries catching on fire around the world all the time, and very seldom does anything like this happen. I just don’t want people thinking that Chinese EVs aren’t safe.
But the front fell off!
Well, I was thinking more about the other ones.
Username checks out.
This is not yet being mass produced, and I hope it never will.
First fatal accident involving Xiaomi SU7 claims three lives on Chinese highway
I’m not saying it wasn’t safe, it’s just perhaps not quite as safe as some of the other ones.