OT - speaking of EV fires

Oct 21, 2022 Last reply: 3 years ago 3 Replies

It's unrealistic to expect people to hang around while batteries are charging.

"It was returned two days later because the battery wasn't charging. The shop learned a replacement battery was unavailable, so it sent the battery to a company in Nevada to be rebuilt. After receiving the battery back from Nevada, the shop left the battery charging overnight before the fire.

"The firefighters said all the cells in the battery blew up," Orozco said."

It's unrealistic to expect that everybody would need to charge somewhere besides their own home. The average distance driven is 35 miles per day.

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