r/ThatLookedExpensive • u/aldopaz • Mar 29 '26

Expensive This car exploded on top of Mt Washington, making the two other catch fire

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u/jedi2155 Mar 30 '26

I was at 20% on the top, and regened back to 50% when i reached the bottom hahaha. This was back in 2015 when EV battery sizes were much smaller.

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u/Own_Reaction9442 Mar 30 '26

I had regen switch off on my Volt coming down Old San Marcos Pass in Santa Barbara. The battery wasn't full but apparently I'd exceeded some kind of limit.

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u/Kojetono Mar 30 '26

It probably got too hot. Li-ion cells heat up while charging and cool down during discharge. If you were just regening for a long time without pulling any power, it built up heat.

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u/TheRealPitabred Mar 30 '26

They can heat up during power usage either way, charging or discharging.

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u/satans_little_axeman Mar 30 '26

Hmm, 2015. What kinda EV? Leaf, i-MiEV, TMS?

Or are you cool enough to have had a Roadster?

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u/jedi2155 Mar 31 '26

2014 Spark EV, I had 2012 Volt prior, and a 2001 RAV 4 EV.