For some strange reason I'm sure someone once said that you just have to leave them to run there course. But I could be wrong, Someone else might be able to confirm...What happens in a crash? Those batteries store huge amounts of energy, and can start fires that conventional extinguishers cannot put out if shorted. OK a tank of petrol is dangerous but if on fire can be put out.
These vehicle systems are not DIY items
In the next 10/20 years as the tinkering types start to fix their own EV’s out of warranty, I suspect there will be multiple deaths. Dealing with over a 1000 amps at 400v. One wrong touch and it will be instant death.
Good job That internal combustion engines don't have any 10,000v wires on them, they'd be real killers!
This is another interesting article, these are both focused on tesla's, but i'm guessing the issues are transferable. They've built a safety firewall out of ally, a famously non flammable metal that worked well protecting Grenfell tower
What sort of thing could the DIY guy do to these vehicles? Surely if you were to disconnect the main orange plug/battery feed or say one for the steering system or whatever, then you could inspect/work on that item safely?
I certainly wouldn't even want to try and pin point a problem on a live/running EV but surely just swapping/replacing stuff when the plugs are pulled isn't that risky??
Once the disconnect procedure has been done and the capacitors are discharged the system is safe
Splitting the battery pack is another thing altogether
Saying that you can buy Tesla cells on eBay
I think it's an awful lot of unknowns most of the timelines banded around in the media fro EV are not realistic, just look at the amount of mechanics that need retraining, disregarding the lack of charging infrastructure.Surely if you were to disconnect the main orange plug/battery feed or say one for the steering system or whatever, then you could inspect/work on that item safely?