Post by gato on Jan 5, 2022 7:31:12 GMT -5
I think by now most of us have heard about the massive traffic jam on I-95 in eastern Virginia, brought on by snow, ice, sleet .... you know ... weather stuff, that causes things like jack knifed semi's. Some folks were stuck in their cars in below freezing weather, for more than 24 hours, using their vehicle heaters judiciously based on the amount of gas in their tanks.
In the paper, I read an interesting afterthought: what if all those cars had been Tesla's, or some other brand of electric vehicle? Even the best batteries lose potency as the temperature drops. At least with a gas powered vehicle, extra fuel can be brought in containers to fill the tanks. But where can you charge an electric vehicle in frozen bumper-to-bumper gridlock?
www.cnn.com/2022/01/04/weather/winter-weather-tuesday/index.html
In the paper, I read an interesting afterthought: what if all those cars had been Tesla's, or some other brand of electric vehicle? Even the best batteries lose potency as the temperature drops. At least with a gas powered vehicle, extra fuel can be brought in containers to fill the tanks. But where can you charge an electric vehicle in frozen bumper-to-bumper gridlock?
www.cnn.com/2022/01/04/weather/winter-weather-tuesday/index.html
