Short 1:16 video of F-150 Lightening that burned in Feb '23

**bruce.desertrat** · Apr 24, 2023, 04:56 PM

Originally Posted by nova_robotics

I don't own an electric car, however if I did I would be somewhat worried about parking it in my garage. I believe that it's highly unlikely to purchase a vehicle with a battery defect similar to what caused the fire in the video. That said, the battery cells and electronics are going to age. I keep my vehicles for a long time. How volatile are these systems going to be in 15 years?

Note Ford had issues with their battery supplier earlier this year over defects.

Not that volatile.

Nissan Leaf's have been sold for 13 years, and they don't seem to be undergoing a rash of fires. The oldest Teslas are that age as well. Priuses, too.My brother-in-law actually ended up buying a new Toyota hybrid (a Rav4) when his old Prius got to the point of needed a new battery pack, which is an expensive proposition.

**nova_robotics** · Apr 24, 2023, 05:06 PM

Originally Posted by bruce.desertrat

Note Ford had issues with their battery supplier earlier this year over defects.

Not that volatile.

Nissan Leaf's have been sold for 13 years, and they don't seem to be undergoing a rash of fires. The oldest Teslas are that age as well. Priuses, too.My brother-in-law actually ended up buying a new Toyota hybrid (a Rav4) when his old Prius got to the point of needed a new battery pack, which is an expensive proposition.

I'll agree with you about the Toyotas, but Tesla does have a slight self-immolation issue. Priuses (at least the NiMH ones) are absolutely bulletproof. 200,000 miles is just broken in. I'm not sure that any Nissan Leafs have survived to the 13 year mark. A) They're a Nissan product, and b) they don't have thermal management in their batteries and the cells have a habit of committing suicide.