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They don’t let batteries of certain sizes in certain places on an airplane for a reason. This was news as time went on, right? We learned...oh - a cell phone could maybe.....take a plane down.
LG batteries are the common theme with a lot of fires, and batteries in general that have this “tab contact” component seem more prone to the fires (and the root cause for almost all the EV fires we see).
There is going to be some mediocre tech and components. There are going to be some serious fire hazards with EV’s. Some brands and designs are going to have more issues. Fires are bad. My garage is right below my living space. So...yeah. I am pretty curious how this stuff unfolds.
Rivian is supposed to be battery brand agnostic (Samsung SDI or LG) from the article I quoted before. This implies the use of “any battery we can get” purchasing - which is fine. But I am still curious what choices are being made. What do we know?
How do we know Rivian isn’t making the same design failures? We don’t really have these kind of nerding out deep-dives discussions going on anywhere.
I like the looks of Rivian as much as they next, but still evaluating my 75k purchase - constantly. Cause a lot of companies want to sell me a $75k EV in 2022....and I got some choices to make. Based on design, styling, range, utility, manufacturing, paint quality, driving dynamics, all kinds of things. It is $75k
LG batteries are the common theme with a lot of fires, and batteries in general that have this “tab contact” component seem more prone to the fires (and the root cause for almost all the EV fires we see).
There is going to be some mediocre tech and components. There are going to be some serious fire hazards with EV’s. Some brands and designs are going to have more issues. Fires are bad. My garage is right below my living space. So...yeah. I am pretty curious how this stuff unfolds.
Rivian is supposed to be battery brand agnostic (Samsung SDI or LG) from the article I quoted before. This implies the use of “any battery we can get” purchasing - which is fine. But I am still curious what choices are being made. What do we know?
How do we know Rivian isn’t making the same design failures? We don’t really have these kind of nerding out deep-dives discussions going on anywhere.
I like the looks of Rivian as much as they next, but still evaluating my 75k purchase - constantly. Cause a lot of companies want to sell me a $75k EV in 2022....and I got some choices to make. Based on design, styling, range, utility, manufacturing, paint quality, driving dynamics, all kinds of things. It is $75k
Ok, back up.
1. Please cite a reliable source that says Rivian is using LG.
2. Please provide a reliable source that *all* LG produced batteries are problematic. What are the companies saying is the root cause of those issues, and not others?
3. What is your risk expose to an EV catching fire today? It's on you to evaluate that risk.
4. From a financial risk standpoint, because it appears you are more concerned about cost than safety, please show an example where a manufacturer hasn't fixed the vehicles at increased risk? Bolts are under recall to fully replace the batteries. Kona's already did. e trons are seemingly totally fine. German variant MEB vehicles seem totally fine.
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