DeWalt Electric Mower catches on fire at Equip Expo

[Chinga]

DeWalt demos a new electric mower at a show and it burns up;). Apparently they had to move it to a nearby field where it was buried to quell the fire. Too bad Brandon wasn't seated on it.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ih6IUhiRs-s

[Spock]

Safest way to deal with it is back off & let it burn out!

[RedSN]

So bizarre, prototypes NEVER crash and burn


DEWALT LAWN MOWER FIRE CONTEXT
First of all, this was a prototype DeWalt Ascent battery-powered zero-turn lawn mower—not a final production model. In speaking with Stanley Black & Decker President, Christine Potter following the press conference announcing the mower, she told us that designing this is even more complex than an electric vehicle. In addition to the drive systems that need to be in place, you’re adding spinning blades along with making it far tougher for the environment it has to thrive in.

While you don’t expect an issue on this level with your prototypes, you do expect to find areas that need improvement. That’s why you have a prototype phase in the design process.
https://www.protoolreviews.com/dewalt-prototype-lawn-mower-catches-fire/