I just received a Service Engine Soon warning light for my catalytic converter. Curious if this has happened with other PB owners or if it’s just mine?
I only have 22k miles, so I’m shocked by this warning message.

 

I didn’t say that the two fires are the same. Lithium fires burn much hotter among other things, no argument there. What I take issue with are the uninformed pushing lies about anything with a battery being ‘fire bombs’ or other sensationalist buzzword.

Also, I don’t believe your argument about people working on cars at home being the cause of ICE fires for a second.

Lithium fires generally more severe to extinguish compared to gasoline? True. Rate of occurrence compared to gasoline? Very low.

 

Peoples’ fear of battery powered powered cars is that they seem to catch fire just sitting parked some times.
How many gasoline cars just burst into flames at 2:00 am with a cold engine ?

 

Again, it all comes down to rate of occurrence. We’re talking decimal dust here. I’ll admit that I don’t have a published study in front of me, but I’d ballpark that battery fires are in the sub-one hundredth percent of vehicles sold.

I’m also willing to bet that the ‘parked fires’, which do happen, are caused by faulty componentry (Chevy Bolt) or battery management software updates. The latter can be exacerbated by leaving a plug-in vehicle plugged in and unattended. I can’t say that I’ve heard of a single static battery fire outside of those two scenarios.

I’m under no delusion that battery fires don’t happen; they do. And when they do, they can be catastrophic.

 

Just placed the order for 6y/125k with you guys. Thanks!

 

27k miles for me and knock on wood no issues. PB is the way to go, you get several trucks in one:

1. Eco mode, try and hyper mile, it becomes a game
2. Sport mode, about as much power as a Raptor, and the mode I use the most
3. Sick of hybrid/ICE transitions? Switch to tow mode and ICE is always on
4. Powerstation mode - make your friends jealous as you tent camp with a house AC unit sticking out of your tent

Get the Grainger warranty and put your worries to rest. I'm gonna get 175k/10 year and hope the motor and battery die in year 9 and get a "new " truck...

 

I've started to learn little things, like if you tap the brakes the truck will usually switch to electric mode immediately. If I see a situation where I can definitely use electric for a while, I'll do that and get it to switch over before the truck normally would.

I'm getting 22.5 MPG so far with winter tires and idling in cold weather. I'll be interested to see what kind of mileage I can get in the summer.

 

Tapping the brakes does that, I don't like to do it because it looks like I am stopping for no reason. I'd welcome a button with "Are you planning on being gentle, perhaps going down the hill?" on it.

I am very impressed with the gas mileage so far, I love it.

I bought it because the line gets really bad at the Mexican border and I usually wait for about three hours. Having it go all electric was a god send.

 

Liking my 23 so far was not planning on buying a power boost got a nice price on an highly optioned one for a great price in November last year.

 

what fixes were implemented? Especially the ones pertaining to the deep sleep mode?

I just talked to my service advisor and salesman about any new upgrades to the 2024 Powerboost hybrid platform and was told nothing changed from 2023

Do you know otherwise?