A former John Deere employee has filed a lawsuit against the company in the 14th Judicial Circuit Court in Rock Island alleging safety issues in its Kreisel Electric battery plant.
In a copy of the filing obtained by Local 4 News and reported on by OurQuadCities.com, plaintiff Daniel J. White, former chief of electrification for small Ag and Turf products at Deere & Company, says that during the week of June 20, 2022, he visited Kreisel Electric, an Austrian company that manufactures electric battery modules. Deere acquired a majority ownership in the company in February 2022.
During the visit, White identified what he perceived to be safety issues with the batteries, specifically with the immersion cooling, that could lead to safety issues including electrical shock and hydrogen explosion.
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Source: OurQuadCities.com
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