Opel Insignia Electric Teardown: How's the Underbelly?

[Azov2006]

Just picked up my Opel Insignia Electric and I'm curious to see what's beneath the hood. Ordered a teardown guide and I'm going to take apart the entire system to get an idea of the electrical architecture, components, and battery management. Anyone else have experience with EV teardowns or know a thing or two about the Insignia Electric's spec?

 

[xss20]

Nice teardown! I'm actually pretty impressed with Opel's design choices for the Insignia Electric. No sign of any fire risks like some other EVs I've seen, which is a definite plus.

 

[asidorov]

Just got my hands on the schematics and I gotta say, the EV powertrain is a beast. They've got a dual-motor setup with a PSM (Power electronics module) that's similar to what you'd find in the Voltas and some other high-end EVs. Anyone else have access to the actual teardown pics?

 

[dequote]

Just had a chance to take a look at the Insignia Electric's battery pack. From what I've seen, it's a 60 kWh pouch-style pack with LG batteries, pretty similar to what's found in some other EVs. Anyone else know if the cooling setup is more effective than usual?

 

[AlexanderCh]

Just watched a vid on this teardown and gotta say, their electric motor looks solid, decent power output for a daily driver. What caught my eye was the battery pack design, seems like a good job on minimizing heat issues.

 

[Grandluvi]

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[clitcom]

new trends - let's talk

 

[Rohman]

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[Just_Penguin]

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[vikosarevph23]

Discussion: best practices

 

[TheTalk]

Hey OP, just took a look at your teardown and I gotta say, the design of that EV battery pack is pretty sweet. The modular setup looks really efficient, might be a good reference for future EVs. Not sure about the thermal management system though, could someone elaborate on that?

 

[HTCtD2]

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[Kosin]

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[rivalen]

Discussion: strategies

 

[Serdzg]

Just took a glance at the teardown and I gotta say, the Insignia's electrical system looks surprisingly clean and organized. Not too complicated, but I suppose that's what you'd expect from a mass-produced EV. Anyone know if they used any proprietary battery tech or went with a standard setup?

 

[Rom41k]

Dude, I'm curious to see how the battery pack is laid out. From what I've read, Opel's electric cars are built on the PSA Group's e-Volt platform, so maybe we can get a better understanding of how efficient it is. Hope they post some decent pics and teardown details.

 

[тася сер]

Just saw the vid where they took apart the motor and it's pretty clean, seems like they used a pretty straightforward layout which should make repairs and maintenance easier. I'm still curious to know more about the battery management system, hope they get into that in the next episode.