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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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[–] Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Seems like the NHTSA needs to expedite regulations around protecting batteries from salt water.

[–] Ocelot@lemmies.world 1 points 1 year ago

I’d be surprised if there weren’t some kind of guidelines already but once we see EVs on the road 25-30 years old held together with duct tape things might get interesting.