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BobsYourUncle wrote:More likely to run out of fuel idling your ICE vehicle.
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?
Maybe the solution is simple and I don't see it...
With an EV the idle draw to run the computer is nothing in comparison. EV might even be more comfortable in extreme conditions as the systems do not rely on a minimum rpm for cooling or minimum engine energy for heat.
Either way there will always be someone very low on fuel or out with a nearly depleted battery. Battery might be more likely to be full due to top off daily vs weekly when the tank is low.
EV will not create any CO issues.
