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***Viral video shows experimental battery ejection tech, but critics question its safety in real-world crashes ***

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EV fires, notoriously difficult to extinguish once they start, remain one of the toughest challenges for carmakers. Engineers continue racing to design battery packs resilient enough to survive crashes without igniting. In China, however, a very different approach has been showcased: a high-speed ejection system that literally launches the pack away like a projectile from the vehicle during an emergency.

If that sounds less like a safety breakthrough and more like and accident waiting to happen, you’re getting the idea. And yes, it really is that stupid.

Battery Launcher

The unusual demonstration was captured in a video that went viral on Chinese social media. The clip shows a large battery module violently shooting out of the side of an SUV before smoke appears. Safety workers quickly smothered the pack with a special blanket after it landed in a designated area with pillows.

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[–] MaceyDay@lemmy.world 32 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] Zachariah@lemmy.world 11 points 2 months ago
[–] Lemmyoutofhere@lemmy.ca 16 points 2 months ago

Imagine hacking the car and be able to eject everyone’s batteries while they are driving.

[–] fubarx@lemmy.world 11 points 2 months ago

Let's hope it's not launched at a busy intersection with a lot of pedestrians waiting to cross the street.

Wile E. Coyote school of car design.

[–] diphthong@lemmy.world 9 points 2 months ago

Let's play hot potato!

[–] moonbunny@piefed.blahaj.zone 7 points 2 months ago

While it’s at best a hazard for a battery to eject on an urban highway, this would be really bad if it happened on a busy city street or even start forest fires in rural/heavily forested areas.

I hope they go back to the drawing board

[–] SenatorCollins@aussie.zone 6 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Well, there are a lot of these batteries catching on fire around the world all the time, and very seldom does anything like this happen. I just don’t want people thinking that Chinese EVs aren’t safe.

[–] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] SenatorCollins@aussie.zone 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Well, I was thinking more about the other ones.

Username checks out.

[–] Hotznplotzn@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)
[–] SenatorCollins@aussie.zone 4 points 2 months ago

I’m not saying it wasn’t safe, it’s just perhaps not quite as safe as some of the other ones.

[–] KingGimpicus@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 months ago

Ejecto seato cuz

[–] JeremyHuntQW12@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Its something that some guy made in his backyard.

[–] Hotznplotzn@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

the test was organized by the China Automotive Collision Repair & Technology Research Center. Stage graphics show it took place during the “Power Battery Launch Technology Demonstration and Exchange Meeting” on September 19, 2025.

[–] Sturgist@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

That's basically some guy in his back yard, except he gets funding and a fancy title, and his back yard is a warehouse or some shit.

[–] Hotznplotzn@lemmy.sdf.org 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

the test was organized by the China Automotive Collision Repair & Technology Research Center. Stage graphics show it took place during the “Power Battery Launch Technology Demonstration and Exchange Meeting” on September 19, 2025.

[–] Sturgist@lemmy.ca 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

That's basically some guy in his back yard, except he gets funding and a fancy title, and his back yard is a warehouse or some shit.

[–] Hotznplotzn@lemmy.sdf.org -2 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] Sturgist@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Fuck no! It was clearly a joke. You repeat the same comment, so I did the same. By the way? Poo bear can get fucked. I'm just saying that despite it being an official safety body, this is the kinda thing a drunk redneck would think up.

And how would you get tankie from a comment making fun of a Chinese institution?

[–] Hotznplotzn@lemmy.sdf.org 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I didn't mean to offend anyone, but this is a research center.

[–] Sturgist@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 months ago

I'm not offended, well...a bit offended that you thought I was a wankie-tankie.

It might be a research centre, but this idea is absolutely bonkers.