[conservatism_IS_compassion]

higher weight ? wonder how much heavier...

I forget whether the mass disadvantage is 10% or 20%.

sodium doesn’t like to get wet...it reacts energetically to release hydrogen, which then explodes.

I don’t think the sodium in a battery is in its pure elemental form. Table salt is loaded with sodium, and I never heard of a salt shaker exploding . . .

The natural thing in any EV design is to mount the batteries in the bottom of the vehicle, in a container at least as robust as a gas tank in a traditional car. So if, Heaven forfend, your car collides with a BEV, the heaviest thing in the car hitting you won’t be an engine at your waist height but a battery down at foot level . . . and the front of the BEV is designed only for a bit of storage and a lot of crash energy absorption.

[stylin19a]

thanks

...mass disadvantage is 10% or 20%

Tesla has batteries from 1000 to 4000+ pounds.
10-20% is a huge weight gain especially for a battery that provides less output.

Right now, I'm not an EV fan, yet here I\we are talking about it.

I adiosed my gas powered lawn mowers for battery operated mowers - one riding one walking self-propelled.
Still hanging on to my oil\gas powered snowblower cause i haven't seen an electric that could take it's place...yet.