Keep this in mind the next time you're in heavy traffic near an EV...
Keep this in mind the next time you're in heavy traffic near an EV...
As amusing as that is... Imagine weaponizing this.
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>The Chinese Vehicle Collision Repair Technical and Research Center and Joyson Electronics have revealed a very unusual solution to a serious concern. At an event earlier this month, new technology was demonstrated on Chery’s iCar 03 that can see a vehicle’s high-voltage battery ejected 3-6 metres away within a second of thermal runaway being detected. It’s ejected from the vehicle using a gas generator, much in the same way as an airbag works, with the idea to get the battery away from vehicle occupants before it catches fire. In the demonstration video, shared across Chinese media including cnBeta, the battery is ejected with a bang into a nearby pit and then quickly shrouded.
As amusing as that is... Imagine weaponizing this.
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From the post:
>>The Chinese Vehicle Collision Repair Technical and Research Center and Joyson Electronics have revealed a very unusual solution to a serious concern.
At an event earlier this month, new technology was demonstrated on Chery’s iCar 03 that can see a vehicle’s high-voltage battery ejected 3-6 metres away within a second of thermal runaway being detected.
It’s ejected from the vehicle using a gas generator, much in the same way as an airbag works, with the idea to get the battery away from vehicle occupants before it catches fire.
In the demonstration video, shared across Chinese media including cnBeta, the battery is ejected with a bang into a nearby pit and then quickly shrouded.