On 18/02/2020 12:43, Brian Reay wrote:
On 17/02/2020 18:28, Spike wrote:
On 17/02/2020 15:04, Brian Reay wrote:

I stumbled across a manual intended for the emergency services etc who
might encounter hybrid vehicles. I was surprised that the vehicle in
question (and I expect others) have a drain facility on the drive battery
to permit the draining of (presumably flood) water, along with procedures
to follow. While Im aware Lithium and water isnt a good mix

What makes you think that lithium is present as a metal?

I didn't say it was.

Actually, you did. It was in the sentence you snipped:

"While Im aware Lithium and water isnt a good mix, Id have
thought if the battery was flooded and anything bad was going to happen it
would have happened before anyone had a chance to drain it."

The comment was to waylay the uninformed comment re
the 'school boy' reaction of lithium and water.

Clearly it wasn't clear enough for you and others.

I'm not sure you understand what you write.

That aside, the Lithium Ions, present in the various chemicals depending
on the chemistry of the particular battery, can be an issue.

Still, you are free to ignore such things and treat Lithium batteries as
you please.

If the above represents your knowledge of EV batteries, I suggest you
don't buy a car fitted with them.


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Spike

The maths teacher broke down in tears at
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