Tesla Cybertuck - Can we take another thread?
The Tesla Cybertruck - It's really a Love / Hate thing isn't it? I'm content with my Duramax. I'll leave it at that.... I came across a news article just now, thought I'd share it here for all y...
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BobsYourUncle wrote:
I read a thought provoking jab at EVs this morning, something I never considered. Not trying to stir anything up, but out of lack of knowledge, it makes me wonder.
Let's suppose ICE vehicles are gone and it's all EV.
I'm sure we have all been in a situation where there is a major issue on the road, a bad wreck, a weather problem, whatever. The highway is closed for many hours while they address the situation, perhaps even overnight or longer. And its January. You and everyone else is sitting there trying to stay warm and you have a 3 mile lineup of EVs with dead batteries....
How good are the heaters in an EV, and how much power do they draw?
How do you rescue hundreds of motorists and clear a highway full of dead battery vehicles?
I have been in a line of cars waiting for the road to re-open. And have seen, with wind calm, or blowing on my grill clouds of exhaust form. I know that at least some of that exhaust is sucked in thru heaters. I have shared my cab with people who thought their car would run out of gas.
