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<blockquote data-quote="user 4386" data-source="post: 640599" data-attributes="member: 4386"><p>"It’s also important to keep the batteries cool since the hotter they get, the more probable they are to explode. To maintain the temperature of <a href="https://motormag-weekly.com/index.php/en/2022/03/14/ev-battery-prices-might-be-going-rise-due-to-surge-in-raw-material-prices/" target="_blank">the battery pack</a> as low as reasonably achievable when the car is running, both Tesla and Ford circulate radiator-chilled coolant all through the battery pack".</p><p></p><p>Hmmm - will that be a factor at outback temperatures - keeping both the engine and the batteries cool. My radiator does not chill so well around Marble Bar.</p><p></p><p>Not against batteries - just aware that there are still an awful lot of issues to address. Probably all will be solvable - but only given time. I'll stay with hydrocarbons for now..</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="user 4386, post: 640599, member: 4386"] "It’s also important to keep the batteries cool since the hotter they get, the more probable they are to explode. To maintain the temperature of [URL='https://motormag-weekly.com/index.php/en/2022/03/14/ev-battery-prices-might-be-going-rise-due-to-surge-in-raw-material-prices/']the battery pack[/URL] as low as reasonably achievable when the car is running, both Tesla and Ford circulate radiator-chilled coolant all through the battery pack". Hmmm - will that be a factor at outback temperatures - keeping both the engine and the batteries cool. My radiator does not chill so well around Marble Bar. Not against batteries - just aware that there are still an awful lot of issues to address. Probably all will be solvable - but only given time. I'll stay with hydrocarbons for now.. [/QUOTE]
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