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I heard really good things about the EV mustang from Ford. I wouldn't take this to be representative of EVs in general, but rather a remark on GM.
by rsj_hn 5y ago
I heard really good things about the EV mustang from Ford. I wouldn't take this to be representative of EVs in general, but rather a remark on GM.
- dylan604 5y agoIs it GM or LG for making bunk batteries? TFA clearly states that GM believes they will be recouping this money from LG.
- clouddrover 5y agoBoth really. The problem is supposed to have been caused by misaligned robots at LG's factories: https://arstechnica.com/cars/2021/08/misaligned-factory-robot-may-have-sparked-chevy-bolt-battery-fires/ https://arstechnica.com/cars/2021/08/misaligned-factory-robo... But the fault of both GM and LG is that they weren't able to detect the problem sooner.
- dylan604 5y agoSo better regression testing on new battery deliveries and better unit tests on the batteries themselves. That's a good item to add to the after action report. Now, what do you do to the battery to make the unit test? Shake it? Heat it? For how long? I guess I'm just not seeing fault at GM here. Trying to get there though.
- clouddrover 5y agoIn this case you can x-ray it to see the problem. They were x-raying some, but not enough.
- rsj_hn 5y agoIf you're going to outsource manufacture of key components -- like the battery for an electric car, which is the single most important and expensive component in the entire vehicle -- then the buck stops with you for quality control. People inside GM may want to blame LG, but everyone outside GM will blame GM.
- rootusrootus 5y agoThe Bolt has been around since 2017, and the Mach-E arrived this year. It is way too early to be deciding that maybe Ford will have better luck. Neither company is actually making their own batteries, in any case.