What happens when a Lithium Ion Cell is punctured

[gerald]

The video is 44 secs. That’s about how long it takes for lithium ion batteries to completely burn. 

It makes you wonder how safe is aa electric vehicle in a very bad accident!  We have seen two Teslas burn in the past couple of months

[skate4life]

I wonder how many lithium batteries end up in our trash dumps and if fires have resulted from compression and internal heat of the mountains of trash. Haven't heard much recently about lap top batteries and the airlines. The last I knew, people did not want their devices put in the baggage hold of the airplane.....

[John]

Thanks Gerald 

[gnott]

What about the various portable Oxygen compressors with rechargeable lithium-ion single batteries?

Some portable nebulizers also have rechargeable lithium-ion single batteries (although most are non-rechargeable Alkaline Cells).

I don't know of any rechargeable electronic tank conservers, but that would likely be even more spectacular should there be one. Smile. 

[skate4life]

www.faa.gov/about/office_org/headquarters_offices/ash/ash_programs/hazmat/passenger_info/media/Airline_passengers_and_batteries.pdf

[gerald]

Lithium Ion cells were determine to be the cause of the UPS Flight 6 Crash in 2010. 
Some of the cells on one pallet auto ignited. There were 81000 of them on the flight. 

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UPS_Airlines_Flight_6

I would hate to be on an international flight where even one ignited in the passenger cabin.  As the ones in use begin to age it makes me wonder if we will start seeing more problems.