On Monday, Could 16, LG Chem introduced that it developed a brand new plastic for battery merchandise. The flame retardant plastic prevents fireplace from spreading.
In line with the Korea-based firm, it plans to mass produce the flame retardant plastic in 2023. LG Chem believes the plastic will be utilized to numerous industrial sectors. It appears the plastic was made in response to the demand for battery elements, particularly associated to electrical automobiles.
LG Chem owns the battery subsidiary LG Vitality Resolution (LGES). In February, LGES advised Teslarati that it’s working to diversify its cylindrical battery lineup and growing 4680 batteries.
In its not too long ago launched 2021 Influence Report, Tesla claimed that its fireplace incidents have been ~11x decrease than the typical in the US.
“When the media stories a narrative a couple of car fireplace, it’s often reporting on an EV fireplace. That is probably a results of chasing clicks, moderately than the prevalence of EV-related fires in comparison with ICE vehicle-related fires. The truth is, when in comparison with Tesla automobiles, ICE automobiles catch fireplace at a vastly larger price. In line with the newest accessible information, in 2020, there have been virtually 173,000 car fires within the U.S. alone,” acknowledged Tesla within the report.
Earlier this yr, Elon Musk predicted that stories overlaying electrical car fireplace incidents would considerably decline. He believed that automotive firms that closely promote, like Normal Motors and Ford, would contribute to the decline of EV fireplace incident stories now that also they are producing electrical automobiles.
In line with the NFPA’s Hearth Loss within the U.S. Throughout 2020 report, launched in September 2021, car fires accounted for 15% of fires in 2020, 18% of civilian deaths, and 11% of civilian accidents. It reported 209,500 car fires in 2020 out of 1,388,500 fireplace incidents.
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