because of Elsa got me to thinking... what happens to an electric car when you drive through too deep a puddle?
because of Elsa got me to thinking... what happens to an electric car when you drive through too deep a puddle?
Don’t know why I said weekend, when I meant today.
Zzzzaaaappp?
Only thing Google told me was that your bumper flies off https://insideevs.com/news/433643/video-tesla-model-3-rear-bumpers-fly-off/
I would hope that they have everything sealed up properly in such a way that it couldn't do anything, but if there was an issue with a deep enough puddle then you'd likely end up shorting a major line and (hopefully) there'd be a damn big fuse that would pop, or potentially you'd short a cell and then it would start to cascade and your car would burn up.
Went through a few deep ones in the i3 with no issues.
One thing you don't have to worry about is hydro locking the motor!
We solved the problem of making an electric powered submarine in 1905.
racerfink said:because of Elsa got me to thinking... what happens to an electric car when you drive through too deep a puddle?
Hopefully, it either floats, or can self-drive the drowned driver to the nearest hospital for resuscitation.
Speaking of deep puddles. Since we're basically at sea-level, there aren't any drains on any of the streets in town(at least I presume that's the reason). Since we get heavy rains almost daily this time of year, the streets flood almost as frequently.
I've discovered that in the van I don't even need to slow down for anything 6" deep or less, so I've been getting a lot of joy the last month kicking up 8'-12' rooster tails - obviously when no pedestrians are around. It's kinda like jumping in puddles as a little kid, only I don't get wet.
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