Electric vehicle battery causes fire at Sydney Airport, destroys five cars

Re:Electric vehicle battery causes fire at Sydney Airport, d... by ilyt on Tuesday September 12, 2023 @06:46AM (#37479128)

I'd be more surprised if they didn't. While they are more PITA to steal than cat just because of weight, they are also worth significantly more.

> (I've always thought that EV battery packs should be standardised, with several easy-ish to replace/upgrade modules per car. But if they make up half the value of the vehicle or so, they also need to be very theft-resistant...)

If you're there to steal few hundred kg battery pack you probably have angle grinder with you. Nothing says "no" to angle grinder.

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Re:Electric vehicle battery causes fire at Sydney Airport, d... by lm28469 on Tuesday September 12, 2023 @07:03AM (#37479246)

> Nothing says "no" to angle grinder.

I'm pretty sure cutting the wrong part of a car battery would be a big "no", and maybe the last "no" of your life

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Re:Electric vehicle battery causes fire at Sydney Airport, d... by ilyt on Tuesday September 12, 2023 @09:42AM (#37481119)

The angle grinder doesn't care. The angle grinder grinds. It's the human that's weak here.

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Re:Electric vehicle battery causes fire at Sydney Airport, d... by toxik on Tuesday September 12, 2023 @07:04AM (#37479253)

Just do what Apple does and add a BMS that’s coded to the ECU or so. Can be worked around of course but definitely makes it harder.

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Re:Electric vehicle battery causes fire at Sydney Airport, d... by ilyt on Tuesday September 12, 2023 @09:44AM (#37481146)

I'd absolutely buy a cheap battery pack that I'd only need to add BMS to.

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Re:Electric vehicle battery causes fire at Sydney Airport, d... by toxik on Thursday September 14, 2023 @01:38AM (#37505375)

You are also on Hacker News, most people wouldn’t be. Also do you really want to buy stolen stuff? I wouldn’t. Seems dishonorable.

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