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Hybrid Battery and High Water
I'm seriously condsidering getting a hybrid Maverick. My neighborhood experiences street flooding. Can anyone say or point me to an information source on how well the batteries are protected from going through high water? I'm afraid that going through urban flooding may cause damage and I've not found anything out about the specs of how the batteries are incased, etc. I'm also unsure if I did drive through high water and damaged the hybrid battery if the warranty would cover it. Thanks for any help you can give!
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No worries, the battery compartment is hermetically sealed because of the coolant system surrounding the batteries.I'm seriously condsidering getting a hybrid Maverick. My neighborhood experiences street flooding. Can anyone say or point me to an information source on how well the batteries are protected from going through high water? I'm afraid that going through urban flooding may cause damage and I've not found anything out about the specs of how the batteries are incased, etc. I'm also unsure if I did drive through high water and damaged the hybrid battery if the warranty would cover it. Thanks for any help you can give!
Where In the vehicle is it/them located?
Where In the vehicle is it/them located?
Under the truck on passenger side midway the truck.
Ah I was curious. Thought I saw a pic of a regular auto battery under the back seatUnder the truck on passenger side midway the truck.
The regular 12V battery is in the compartment under the rear passenger seat.Ah I was curious. Thought I saw a pic of a regular auto battery under the back seat
That's excellent news. Do you have a source you can point me to read up on it? Many thanks!No worries, the battery compartment is hermetically sealed because of the coolant system surrounding the batteries.
Is a battery electric vehicle safe in a flood? (thedriven.io)That's excellent news. Do you have a source you can point me to read up on it? Many thanks!
You can see the hybrid battery being installed at 2:20 in this video from the Hermosillo factory.
2022 Ford Maverick Assembly & Production Line Video [From Hermosillo Plant in Mexico] - YouTube
2022 Ford Maverick Assembly & Production Line Video [From Hermosillo Plant in Mexico] - YouTube
Thanks!
Other than electrical shock. My concern was insurance or manufactor would say that I chose to drive through high water and caused the damage so I'm a fault and they do not have to pay the claim or repair it, etc.
Seems unlikely though. You're obviously not going to get shocked, and insurance companies pay flooded car claims regularly.Other than electrical shock. My concern was insurance or manufactor would say that I chose to drive through high water and caused the damage so I'm a fault and they do not have to pay the claim or repair it, etc.
Undercarriages of vehicles driven at high speeds in heavy rain are routinely blasted with high pressure water splashed up from the wheels. A flooded road should be no issue as long as not too deep.
I'm astonished the hybrid battery is SO small. Unreal.
1.1kw as I recall ...or maybr 1.4kw it is not a lot of juice unfortunately or we would be able to operate in all electric mode a lot longer.I'm astonished the hybrid battery is SO small. Unreal.
i can answer this one. My husband did drive a 2022 Ford Maverick through high water and the number 1 piston connecting rod went through the back of the engine block. The truck limped maybe half a mile before dying. The Ford Maverick is not the vehicle that can deal with street flooding.I'm seriously condsidering getting a hybrid Maverick. My neighborhood experiences street flooding. Can anyone say or point me to an information source on how well the batteries are protected from going through high water? I'm afraid that going through urban flooding may cause damage and I've not found anything out about the specs of how the batteries are incased, etc. I'm also unsure if I did drive through high water and damaged the hybrid battery if the warranty would cover it. Thanks for any help you can give!
But the battery was probably just fine.i can answer this one. My husband did drive a 2022 Ford Maverick through high water and the number 1 piston connecting rod went through the back of the engine block. The truck limped maybe half a mile before dying. The Ford Maverick is not the vehicle that can deal with street flooding.
I did the same thing. Made it 1 mile on batteries. Insurance is totaling it based on a fear of the batteries when the engine is really the only thing that needs replaced.i can answer this one. My husband did drive a 2022 Ford Maverick through high water and the number 1 piston connecting rod went through the back of the engine block. The truck limped maybe half a mile before dying. The Ford Maverick is not the vehicle that can deal with street flooding.
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