Battery based electric vehicles of today and tomorrow.

[txdon]

Got this e-mail today from Ford.​

​ ​ THE F‑150 IS ABOUT TO GO ELECTRIC​ ​ Introducing the all‑electric Ford F‑150 Lightning. There’s an F‑150 for everyone, and now it’s electric too.​

​ ​ DON’T MISS THE REVEAL!​

​ Live reveal Wednesday, May 19 @ 9:30 p.m. EDT. Streaming live on YouTube, Facebook and Twitter.​

 

[sd455dan]

Apparently Ford is saying this will be the most powerful F-150

Ever

caveat... article was written 8 months ago

The Electric Ford F-150 Will Be the Fastest, Most Powerful F-150 Ever

Considering the 450-hp Raptor is already pretty quick, the F-150 EV is going to be nuts.

www.roadandtrack.com

PS A 2017-19 Chevy Bolt burned the other day and did over $250K in damages to the property.
Owner says the car had Chevy's charge limit program update.

Looking like full battery replacement may be necessary after all.?

 

[MoKelly]

I was wondering how the Feds and States were going to replace gas tax revenues.

They are way ahead of me.

MoKelly

 

[kenmbz]

So you get a fed discount up front and a state charge on ownership.
Many states like CA are pushing for Electric autos, without the infrastructure to support them, or people with enough money to buy them.
It'll get there some day...

 

[herm0016]

PS A 2017-19 Chevy Bolt burned the other day and did over $250K in damages to the property.
Owner says the car had Chevy's charge limit program update.

Looking like full battery replacement may be necessary after all.?

gas cars catch fire more often, they just do it usually when running down the road and not in a garage.

 

[aczlan]

gas cars catch fire more often, they just do it usually when running down the road and not in a garage.

Usually if a gas/diesel vehicle catches fire it's because it was involved in an accident and the fuel system was broken (or something like a semi truck with a hanging brake).
It is extremely rare for a gas/diesel vehicle to catch on fire absent a traumatic incident that causes a leak in the fuel system.

Aaron Z

 

[kenmbz]

you have never been to Brooklyn
Poorly kept cars with lots of salt damage and failing brake or fuel line fires seem to happen on the belt parkway whenever I drive it.
But is it easier or harder to put out a gas/oil fire or electrical/ battery fire, this I know little about.

 

[drssg]

So you get a fed discount up front and a state charge on ownership.
Many states like CA are pushing for Electric autos, without the infrastructure to support them, or people with enough money to buy them.
It'll get there some day...

Personally, I wouldn't call it a "state charge on ownership." I would say it's a partial accounting for the gasoline sales tax that will not be paid by the EV owner. To be more accurate, I think it would need to account for the number of miles that the vehicle is driven.

I also don't agree with the "fed discount up front." I think the technology should stand or fall on its merit. Especially with the high-end EVs, I don't see why the general taxpayer should help fund the individual enthusiast with his expensive car purchase.

 

[txdon]

gas cars catch fire more often, they just do it usually when running down the road and not in a garage.

We had a rash of cars burn up in the owners garage. Then they had a recall of 4.5 million vehicles.

"The faulty switch can leak hydraulic fluid, overheat, smoke and then burn, and risks causing a fire even when the ignition is turned off, parked and unattended, the NHTSA said."

Ford recall hits 4.5 million vehicles

Ford issued the largest single recall in its history Tuesday as drivers of an additional 4.5 million vehicles were alerted about a fire hazard from a faulty switch.

money.cnn.com

Opps, while looking for this web site I found this one that says my KIA will catch fire and I should not park it in the garage until the recall fixes it.

More Hyundai SUVs Recalled Due to Fire Risk - Consumer Reports

More recalls for Hyundai and Kia vehicles have been issued due to fire risk, Consumer Reports says. More than 180,000 cars and SUVs should be parked outside until they are repaired, according to the automakers.

www.consumerreports.org

Plus if you google fire/vehicle/recall you will find many more. They just don't make the headlines when they burn and fire departments, unless they know of the recall will attribute the fire to another cause.

 

[Gale Hawkins]

The Polestar 2 (Volvo) should be a contender from China.