Posted on 06/03/2023 2:50:49 AM PDT by Libloather
The way these batteries can go critical makes one appreciate the self-limiting nature of gasoline combustion — i.e. the fact that its ability to burn is limited by the availability of oxygen. There is no such limit on the chemical fire that happens when a battery decides to burn.
"The Lincoln MKC SUV is said to have a short-circuit which causes the sensor to overheat, which can cause a fire in the engine block. "
Get woke and then die in an electric car fire!
I had my 85 F250 catch on fire in Colts Mfg parking lot I had lots of help putting it out. turned out to be a bad fuel pump.
Not an EV.
Lincoln version of Ford Escape. Known as the Corsair since 2019.
No mention whether the Escape and Corsair are similarly affected.
Electric batteries could short circuit and catch fire.
Ain’t engineering a grand thing Moe.
#2 Unless it was a 1958 Plymouth Fury hardtop named Christine ....!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-YSaIc0cpuA
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