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submitted 1 year ago by L4s@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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This Southern California solar farm is using retired EV batteries for storing the power and then send to the grid when needed. This way the retired batteries can extend their usefulness for several...::A Southern California company is showing how repurposing EV batteries for stationary storage can extend their usefulness for several years.

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[–] CommanderCloon@lemmy.ml 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Good idea but good luck to the people who will try to take the fire out

Edit: I'm not saying that it's bad, of course renewable, solar, electric is good. But knowing how horrible electric vehicle fires are to put out, I don't see a fire of piled up batteries being an easy challenge for firefighters

[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world -1 points 1 year ago

Batteries and by extension EVs have a much lower risk of catching fire than ICE cars. Stop repeating fossil fuel industry gaslighting.