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Teslas are bursting into flames in Florida after being flooded during Hurricane Idalia | Saltwater and lithium-ion batteries are a bad combination (www.techspot.com)
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Teslas are bursting into flames in Florida after being flooded during Hurricane Idalia | Saltwater and lithium-ion batteries are a bad combination::undefined

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[–] leo@lemmy.linuxuserspace.show 148 points 1 year ago (4 children)

I’m all for bashing Tesla. It’s good fun. But this applies to all EVs and lithium ion batteries that came into contact with salt water.

Bad TechSpot! Bad!

I wonder if a laptop would blow up, too. Probably, right?

[–] coffeebiscuit@lemmy.world 46 points 1 year ago

Classic click baiting. If it was about laptops the title would contain ‘Apple’. Popular brands work well in titles.

[–] chakan2@lemmy.world 20 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This warning applies not only to electric sedans, trucks, and SUVs but also to smaller and lighter electric vehicles like golf carts, scooters, and bicycles that also have rechargeable lithium-ion batteries.

It's in the article.

[–] fuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.world 37 points 1 year ago

The title is still clickbait.

[–] Lemmylaugh@lemmy.ml 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Titles often get set by the editor. Writers often only suggest them.

[–] Jax@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Seems like editors are a problem

[–] NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

They are a big problem ya.

[–] _QDiablo@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

yes they've been lol. always @ tesla with this shit

[–] SeducingCamel@lemm.ee 8 points 1 year ago

Yeah definitely, I remember sailing in the ocean when I was in Sea Scouts and one of our leaders had his battery let out the magic smoke on his phone, no lithium fire luckily