"Electric vehicle fires are notoriously difficult to put out and require copious amounts of water to extinguish. It's one of the less awesome aspects of EVs, and one that can have devastating consequences for any drivers unfortunate enough to get in an accident. In response, Chinese engineers have come up with a surprising - and chaotic - solution. In collaboration with the China Vehicle Collision Repair Technical and Research Center,"
"engineersdeveloped an EV battery ejection system that shoots the offending pack out of the side of the vehicle like a giant piece of toast. Footage making its rounds on social media shows a smoking battery pack blasting out of the side of an electric SUV, landing on a pad roughly twenty feet away. But whether the solution will catch on remains dubious at best. For one, the jetpack lithium-ion package could easily result in even more injuries - or worse,"
Electric vehicle fires are difficult to extinguish and require large amounts of water. Chinese engineers and the China Vehicle Collision Repair Technical and Research Center developed an EV battery ejection system that expels a burning battery pack from the vehicle. Viral footage shows a smoking battery pack launching from an SUV and landing about twenty feet away. Multiple companies denied involvement and technical details remain scarce. Critics warn that an ejected lithium-ion pack could cause additional injuries, ignite other vehicles, or endanger pedestrians, creating significant safety and liability concerns.
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