BrikoX@lemmy.zip to Electric Vehicles@slrpnk.netEnglish · 3 days agoJaguar EV owners frightened to drive their cars after fire safety warnings issuedwww.independent.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up145file-text
arrow-up145external-linkJaguar EV owners frightened to drive their cars after fire safety warnings issuedwww.independent.co.ukBrikoX@lemmy.zip to Electric Vehicles@slrpnk.netEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square4fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareikt@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 days agoOh don’t get me wrong it’s a clusterfuck, LG have been an absolute disaster with batteries: The car has all-wheel drive via two motors powered by a 90 kWh LG Chem liquid cooled lithium-ion battery They also have a home battery recall here in Australia: https://www.productsafety.gov.au/recalls/ess-home-energy-storage-system-batteries This safety recall was extended in August 2021 to include additional affected models. That’s interesting More than 26,000 vehicles in the UK up to the end of the 2021 model year are thought to be affected. I wonder if it’s the same underlying issue on both that LG messed up badly
minus-squareMrSpArkle@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up3·3 days agoLG also fucked up the Chevy bolt batteries. Trash company.
Oh don’t get me wrong it’s a clusterfuck, LG have been an absolute disaster with batteries:
They also have a home battery recall here in Australia:
https://www.productsafety.gov.au/recalls/ess-home-energy-storage-system-batteries
That’s interesting
I wonder if it’s the same underlying issue on both that LG messed up badly
LG also fucked up the Chevy bolt batteries.
Trash company.