Haha! Another fail.
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Wouldn't want to run out of gas either, but I will take my chances with internal combustion anytime.
I once ran out on a snowy road in the middle of nowhere. An angel came across my path with a spare can. Can't imagine getting sorted as easily in an electric car.
Yeah I agree...it would require a tow truck at the least.
I think the point is that lowering the ambient temperature causes chemical reactions to proceed more slowly, so a battery used at a low temperature produces less current than at a higher temperature. As cold batteries run down they quickly reach the point where they cannot deliver enough current to keep up with the demand.
Good point... I live in an area that has a real winter so that is familiar to me. We have block heaters to help with this in gas engines - otherwise we might not be able to start our vehicles in the morning.
Just another in a long list of reasons why electric cars are not the way forward.
The point is kind of mot when the battery is 400 volts and 1000 horsepower at full temp, you aren't using that sitting still. They heat up just like engines and have enough piwer to sit in traffic all week. Most gas cars will run out before the battery is out of charge.
I don't think he was sitting still in a snowstorm will 100 kwh of power. Tell yourself to do the math. How many days will your house run on that? Now suntract a few dozen lights, a refrigerator and microwave, et cetera. Its pretty simple math.
I doubt a motorcycle has a battery that weighs 3000 pounds. Thats not going to be the same.
He sounds like a suicidal smug Hollywood stereotype for trying that stunt.