Safer, more powerful batteries for electric cars, power grid

https://techxplore.com/news/2022-03-safer-powerful-batteries-electric-cars.html

"first bad thing that could happen is if the batteries caught on fire—from either a neighboring battery or a surrounding building... second bad thing that could happen to the batteries is if repeated charging and discharging caused the lithium metal to form a "spike" called a dendrite. This dendrite can puncture a hole through the separator that keeps the two sides distinct and causes a short-circuit... The third bad thing that could happen to a solid-state battery is the solid electrolyte could break"

Related: Getting to know the 'ghost' inside batteries: An in-depth examination of tiny short-circuits

https://techxplore.com/news/2024-02-ghost-batteries-depth-tiny-short.html