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> and/or isolate/insulate those components to not make opening the hood deathly dangerous. But... why? From the article, there is literally nothing under ther
by nucleardog 5y ago
> and/or isolate/insulate those components to not make opening the hood deathly dangerous.
But... why?
From the article, there is literally nothing under there that is "user servicable"--everything requires the HV system be placed in servicing mode first: HVDC inverters/converters and the motors. All user-serviceable components (e.g., fluid fill) are located elsewhere.
Basically every vehicle design process is about value engineering. Who wants to pay extra for a car with extra safety features in a compartment that they will never open, have no reason to open, and can't do anything with once they open it?
- potatolicious 5y agoNot to mention, even if the car was designed with a frunk, the high-voltage components would still have to be serviceable somewhere - so there would still be a panel/door somewhere on the vehicle with a "Don't Touch" sign on it. Whether that's the hood of the car or somewhere else seems immaterial?
- tshaddox 5y agoI mean it would be pretty funny if they let you open the hood and had another layer of flat steel directly under it covering all the non-user-serviceable bits. Just to increase the weight and cost slightly and allow people to uncritically think “at least I can open the hood.”