It won’t be long until “door locks” are no longer manual. How the hell do you get out of an electric car if the battery dies or it catches on fire and shuts the system down?
This is not a frivolous question. The battery in my car is at the very back of the tailgate. And the tailgate is -- you guessed it -- electrically operated. So when my battery died, the tailgate wouldn't open and I had to get into the passenger compartment, so I could disassemble the trunk area from within and finally reach the battery. Installing the new battery was even more fun.
So yes, having everything dependent upon electricity is not a good idea.
It won’t be long until “door locks” are no longer manual. How the hell do you get out of an electric car if the battery dies or it catches on fire and shuts the system down?
This is not a frivolous question. The battery in my car is at the very back of the tailgate. And the tailgate is -- you guessed it -- electrically operated. So when my battery died, the tailgate wouldn't open and I had to get into the passenger compartment, so I could disassemble the trunk area from within and finally reach the battery. Installing the new battery was even more fun.
So yes, having everything dependent upon electricity is not a good idea.
Electric cars still have a separate 12 volt system for everything other than propulsion - electric windows, locks, HVAC, etc.
https://www.caranddriver.com/features/a38537243/electric-cars-12-volt-batteries/