Ford 150 lightning recall
Ford is recalling their 150 lightning pickups due to EV battery fire/s. According to Google business news. This is a PSA so don't shoot the messenger KHs.
Forum Discussion
Me Again wrote:
Want to see a lot of EV on the road, come to the Phoenix area. Tesla's everywhere. I would note that we snowbirds come each fall to try and slow traffic down, and each year we fail. Speed limits have been complete thrown out now. I do not know why they even maintain the speed limit signs.
I still think that built in batteries in EVs was a mistake, they should have been swappable. Pull into a swap station and the robot swaps the battery for a fully charged one and bills you for the amp hrs used and sends you on your way in a couple minutes.
I fly electric model airplanes and race 1/10 scale RC trucks. Both hobbies are based on swappable batteries.
Tesla tried the swap thing. Even had a test swap station set up on i5. There was little interest from owners. Most are fine with a 15 or 20 minute stop every few hours. Usually by that time one needs a pee break and coffee refill anyway.
There is a company called Vin fast that is trying to make a go of it. Both in Asia and the US. Too early to tell on public response. Might work out for some. We wouldn’t bother. Most charging is done at home and road trip stops are concurrent with pee breaks or meals anyway.
Time will tell.
Cheers.
