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Ford to replace Kuga PHEV batteries following system fires | Autocar

Fix confirmed for firm's first PHEV, which customers have been discouraged from plugging in since August

www.autocar.co.uk

Ford has halted sales of its new Kuga PHEV due to concerns over overheating battery packs, the company has confirmed.

The plug-in hybrid SUV arrived in showrooms only a couple of months ago but has been deemed a success so far, accounting for half of the Kugas registered across Europe in the second quarter of this year.


However, Ford has released a statement admitting the sale of Kuga PHEVs built prior to 26 June 2020 has been suspended "temporarily". The statement also says "information from the field indicates that four vehicle fires are likely to have been caused by the overheating of the high-voltage batteries".

The "potential concern" has not only led to deliveries and sales of new models being stopped; buyers who have received their cars have also been contacted and told not to charge their high-voltage battery "until further notice". They have been asked to keep the car in its "EV Auto" drive mode.

 

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Ford to replace Kuga PHEV batteries following system fires | Autocar

Fix confirmed for firm's first PHEV, which customers have been discouraged from plugging in since August

www.autocar.co.uk

Ford has halted sales of its new Kuga PHEV due to concerns over overheating battery packs, the company has confirmed.

The plug-in hybrid SUV arrived in showrooms only a couple of months ago but has been deemed a success so far, accounting for half of the Kugas registered across Europe in the second quarter of this year.


However, Ford has released a statement admitting the sale of Kuga PHEVs built prior to 26 June 2020 has been suspended "temporarily". The statement also says "information from the field indicates that four vehicle fires are likely to have been caused by the overheating of the high-voltage batteries".

The "potential concern" has not only led to deliveries and sales of new models being stopped; buyers who have received their cars have also been contacted and told not to charge their high-voltage battery "until further notice". They have been asked to keep the car in its "EV Auto" drive mode.

Not to mention all those children down the lithium mines

 

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Not to mention all those children down the lithium mines

The kids mine cobalt. Lithium is generally taken from dehydrating a brine.

 

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The kids mine cobalt. Lithium is generally taken from dehydrating a brine.

That's alright then .