French owned, Portuguese driven, Stellantis is killing Jeep etc...

[semicolon]

Perhaps we are fortunate there was enough tradition within Jeep to produce the current iconic and unequaled off-road vehicles we all enjoy. Unfortunately those of us who crave that appear to be a minority. How much longer can this continue when unit sales and shareholder return determine future models.

 

[NPC 6060⁸42]

Oops maybe I ought to edit my response in the electronic questions post.

https://www.kron4.com/news/bay-area/electric-jeep-bursts-into-flames-at-google-campus-charging-station/

 

[jeeeep]

Oops maybe I ought to edit my response in the electronic questions post.

https://www.kron4.com/news/bay-area/electric-jeep-bursts-into-flames-at-google-campus-charging-station/

“The cause of the fire was determined to be related to the vehicle’s lithium-ion battery charging system.”

I expect to see a recall since this is not an isolated case.

 

[NPC 6060⁸42]

“The cause of the fire was determined to be related to the vehicle’s lithium-ion battery charging system.”

I expect to see a recall since this is not an isolated case.

I thought there was a recall on these and they told the owners to NOT charge them until they were fixed. Unless the fix didn’t fix anything. BTW the article says the burned up Jeep caused around 275K dollars damage because it torched the cars around it and the charging station as well I presume. Thats a pretty major aww shit.

 

[bobfriesenhahn]

I expect to see a recall since this is not an isolated case.

A recall implies that there is a solution. But almost all batteries are made in China. With a sole source it is difficult to provide an alternate solution.

 

[DirtHeadDavis]

A recall implies that there is a solution.

 

[kevman65]

Until the power to design and build vehicles is taken away from the bean counters and share holders, there will be no innovations or "kewl rides".

All they are interested in are mass produced, cookie cutter design, profit makers.

 

[NPC 6060⁸42]

A recall implies that there is a solution. But almost all batteries are made in China. With a sole source it is difficult to provide an alternate solution.

Uhhhhh not really. A recall states there’s a problem. Usually safety but sometimes something else. When they recalled the tecata airbags there was no solution other than to tell people not to drive their vehicles. The 4xe solution was to not charge the battery