The Lexus UX 300e, the luxury brand’s first EV, is on sale in China now and hits Europe later this year. Lexus in Europe announced today that the crossover’s air-cooled 54.3-kilowatt-hour battery will come with a 10-year, 1 million-kilometer (621,000-mile) warranty. The Lexus UX300e joins the Nissan Leaf as one of the few EVs with air-cooled batteries, which are considered not as robust.
In today’s official release, Lexus championed its air-cooled system as better than liquid cooling.
For the UX 300e, Lexus developed a battery cell air-cooling system which is safer and lighter than water-cooled systems. With cooled air circulating inside the battery pack, stable battery output can be attained even at high speed and during repeated rapid charging.
Working hand in hand with the cabin air conditioning, the system enhances the car’s performance, battery life, and charging performance.
Reliability was also to the fore in the development of the battery heating system. Heating elements under each battery module minimize the impact of cold weather on the driving range, ensuring full power is available from the start.
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Since I drive less than 1,000 miles per year, I should get a break on my insurance shouldn’t I? Well, I do not, even though Liberty Mutual says they give everyone a discount, which is pure bull****. Of course I could never afford one of these expensive Lexus cars or any other new car. As a matter of fact I only had 1 new car in my life which I bought in 1968 and my father made me sell it because I was living in Germany and he was moving to another state and could not afford to bring my car with him (which was a lie, as he did have the money because of his big bonus check for retiring from a company after working there for 35 years).