Yeah, it's not a very happy element when it's introduced to water either, I remember way back in school dropping a piece of lithium into water and watching the fireworks that took place, same goes for all that group of elements, sodium, potassium, etc.. each one more reactive than the next.
Exactly this, you never know how a substance will react to various conditions.
Yep, now imagine how the fire brigades are meant to deal with all the new EVs lol
At my work there is a lithium battery store and lithium extinguishers outside, so maybe they will be loaded up with chemical that's in there, considering EVs are gonna be everywhere maybe it's a good idea!
Yeh just dunno how practical that is, but I agree something needs to happen cause EVs will be everywhere!!
It is actually not the lithium.
) a Big Hungry Ganfeng CAT with an Appetite for Lithium, a desperate need to lift the Population out of Poverty, Generate much more Electricity for the millions of People and Communities that have none, try to "Win-Win" the next Election along with getting an EV Battery Rub-a-dub-dub Hub up and running, as well as get one of the most significant lithium deposits in the world Producing asap, which should be a Priority 
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Sorry mate been helping a mate move house all weekend & trying to find a AVZ Number plate floating around that area
Yeah having dealt with lithium polymer battery (drone batteries) fires before the most common occurrence for fires with these types is puncture of the cells which in turn causes a short between cells. Fully charged cells make a hell of a fire hazard for sure!
This whole topic is raging in the marine industry at the moment. Lithium Ion batteries do seem to have a major risk, but the more popular LiFePo4 chemistry found in most deep cycle marine batteries seems to have a much better safety track record. Take the cobalt out and the risks of thermal runaway greatly reduce.
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Oh the HYPOCRISY, Russia part of the United Nations SECURITY Council............lol,lol,lol* Felix / DRC / Africa even has the Russians kissing their arse atm, what a horrible thought
Russia Day: Ambassador Alexey Sentebov salutes the efforts of Head of State Felix Tshisekedi to ensure peace in the East of the country
Russia salutes and congratulates President Felix Tshisekedi for his efforts to ensure peace and stability in the east of the country and in the Great Lakes region, said, Friday, June 10, 2022, the ambassador of this federation, Alexey Sentebov, at the reception organized on the occasion of "Russia Day".
"We welcome the efforts of Head of State Félix Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo to ensure peace and stability in the east of the country and in the Great Lakes region, to find a collective response to local crises and conflicts by promoting regional integration processes in different forms,” he underlined.
The Russian diplomat also added that Russia is available to support these efforts, as a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council and in the framework of bilateral relations.
His country has always attached particular importance to the development of friendly relations with its African partners, he insisted, recalling that the Russia-Africa Summit, held in Sochi in 2019, paved the way for the expansion of a fruitful cooperation, including with the DRC.
“It is in the interests of our peoples that we work together in the new context on trade and investment, in order to rely on reliable logistical and financial mechanisms,” he said.
For him, it is important to facilitate the entry of Russian and African economic operators into each other's markets, and to encourage their participation in large-scale infrastructure projects.
"Particular attention is given to all these tasks during the preparation of the second Russia-Africa summit", he said, also wishing for a representative participation of African partners, and of course Congolese, at the next International Economic Forum.
“Russia is fulfilling and will continue to faithfully fulfill its obligations under international contracts for the export of food, fertilizers, energy and other goods that Africa so badly needs,” the Ambassador concluded Aleksey Sentebov.
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