To get to that cable, you must unscrew the left-front wheel well liner and pull on a cable loop located behind the liner. Things are a bit trickier with the Rivian R1T, which requires accessing a mechanical emergency hood-release cable. If the doors are locked, you’ll also need to use the physical key hidden in your key fob to open a hidden keyhole in the outer door latch to actually get into the car, as is the case with newer gas-powered Porsches. The unlocking procedure involves accessing the fuse cover in the driver-side footwell and connecting a booster pack to the copper strips, which will pop the frunk. But if the 12-volt battery dies, you're locked out. Porsche’s new Taycan has a cool, keyless “comfort opening” feature to open its frunk by simply waving the back of your hand over a sensor.
Connect a portable jump starter to the correct leads, and the frunk will pop open. There’s a small access panel in the front bumper which also reveals low-voltage power supply leads. The story is similar for the Ford Lightning and Mach-E. Unfortunately, you can’t charge the 12-volt battery this easily. Make sure you’ve connected the right leads, turn on the jumper power, and the hood latches will pop. You’ll have to take off the lid of the tow hook attachment cover on the front bumper to find a set of positive and negative low voltage power supply connectors. And, as owners have found, if that smaller battery runs out of juice, you may not be able to remotely pop your frunk.įor the Tesla Model 3, it’s a relatively easy procedure that ultimately requires a portable jump starter to regain access.
We’ve become familiar with the large batteries EVs use to run their propulsion systems, but even EVs still rely on a traditional 12-volt car battery to run accessories. What Happens When the (Smaller) Battery Dies? However, owing to the ultra-aerodynamic nature of EVs, they’re all designed to use your key fob remote, smartphone apps, or a button or latch inside the cabin to open them. Some are even equipped with drains so you can fill ’em up with tailgating beverages, or access another power source inside like the F-150 Lightning’s “ Mega Power Frunk.”
And with the debut of new EVs such as the Ford F-150 Lightning and Mustang Mach-E, to the GMC Hummer pickup and the Rivian R1T, many EV drivers now have an additional front storage space for groceries and gear. Tesla was an early adopter among EVs using an engine-less front space for frunk storage. Though it still sounds a little funny to say, a frunk is a front trunk, a sometimes capacious storage space that you may commonly see in Porsches. In many EVs, that space is now a storage area. One of the interesting side benefits of the electric vehicle (EV) revolution is a whole new storage area on modern vehicles - where the old internal combustion engine used to live.
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