Studies have shown fires are less common in electric vehicles but when they burst into flames, they attract plenty of attention. That’s particularly true thanks to high profile recalls such as the one that brought the Chevrolet Bolt and Bolt EUV to its knees.
However, help is on the way as LG Chem has developed a new “plastic product” that is designed to prevent thermal runaway in EV batteries.
The company didn’t go into many specifics, but said the “new advanced flame barrier product created by LG Chem is a highly functional engineering plastic product made from various composites including polyphenylene oxide (PPO) and polyamide (PA) resin.” They went onto say testing has shown the product is able to “prevent the spread of flames caused by thermal propagation for over ten minutes at 1,000° C (1,832° F), 10 times longer than general…
LG Chem Develops New Product To Prevent Thermal Runaway In EV Batteries, Production Slated For 2023
