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.
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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.
Swapable batts may be ok for bikes but unecesary expense for cars imo.
My main worry would be how do you know you get new battery and not some worn out abused one?
Also
The problem w bolts holding the batt pack wearing out or being dirty and not conecting properly.
And How do coolant lines get conected fast and proper?
Too many things I dont like that could go wrong.
