Electric vehicles catch-all thread

[Bucky]

https://nypost.com/2024/03/09/us-new...n-texas-ranch/

Tesla submerges

I wonder if she was unaware of the emergency door release? I know a lot of people aren’t, even owners of the cars.

My wife got stuck in the Vette one day, as I have walked away and struck up a conversation. Since I had the key fob, the electronic door lock wouldn’t work.

[rdtompki]

Felicity Ace lawsuit claims fire started by Porsche EV battery | MGUY Australia

[hufnagel]

wife was in cal (vandenberg AB) for business. co-worker had the option to rent a Polestar 2 for $50/day or a gas-hole for $200/day. Hotel was 60 miles from the base. Let's just say, they both got a demonstration of the reality of range anxiety and electric charging.

[idahojess]

I wonder if she was unaware of the emergency door release? I know a lot of people aren’t, even owners of the cars.

My wife got stuck in the Vette one day, as I have walked away and struck up a conversation. Since I had the key fob, the electronic door lock wouldn’t work.

The WSJ article that is linked in the NY Post article is very good. One of things it states is that it is very difficult (if not impossible) to open a door in a submerged car (probably until the water pressure is equalized in the car, right?).

Many drivers mistakenly think that they should try to open their door if their car becomes immersed in water, said Gordon Giesbrecht, a senior scholar at University of Manitoba who studies vehicle-submersion deaths. Due to the pressure of the water, it would be nearly impossible to open a submerged car door.

https://www.wsj.com/real-estate/ange...d=hp_lead_pos7

I do think that cars should have obvious door releases -- I'm not familiar with Teslas at all, but that should be something that doesn't take a manual to figure out.

[camel]

The WSJ article that is linked in the NY Post article is very good. One of things it states is that it is very difficult (if not impossible) to open a door in a submerged car (probably until the water pressure is equalized in the car, right?).

Many drivers mistakenly think that they should try to open their door if their car becomes immersed in water, said Gordon Giesbrecht, a senior scholar at University of Manitoba who studies vehicle-submersion deaths. Due to the pressure of the water, it would be nearly impossible to open a submerged car door.

https://www.wsj.com/real-estate/ange...d=hp_lead_pos7

I do think that cars should have obvious door releases -- I'm not familiar with Teslas at all, but that should be something that doesn't take a manual to figure out.

You are correct in that you are not going to able to open the door. Even with the pressure equalized you still have to push through the mass of the water in front of the door. Water is death when you are in a box. Best bet is to get a window open either through function or force and escape. It really doesn’t matter that it was an EV.

[Bucky]

You are correct in that you are not going to able to open the door. Even with the pressure equalized you still have to push through the mass of the water in front of the door. Water is death when you are in a box. Best bet is to get a window open either through function or force and escape. It really doesn’t matter that it was an EV.

Something to be said for the old school window cranks. Is there any car that comes with that anymore? Maybe something cheap, or utilitarian like a jeep something or other?

[hufnagel]

Something to be said for the old school window cranks. Is there any car that comes with that anymore? Maybe something cheap, or utilitarian like a jeep something or other?

for a while the Ram Tradesman 1500 could be had in total stripper mode, including crank windows and rubber floor in place of carpeting. last of the truly old school bare bones vehicles.

[camel]

Something to be said for the old school window cranks. Is there any car that comes with that anymore? Maybe something cheap, or utilitarian like a jeep something or other?

I think my best bet is avoiding submerging a box. Accidents happen. And to many people depend on the safety features of side curtain air bags to make breaking the window in the seconds that you can hold a breath for your life. To understand open the window even if it’s hand cranked.

[GJM]

I think my best bet is avoiding submerging a box. Accidents happen. And to many people depend on the safety features of side curtain air bags to make breaking the window in the seconds that you can hold a breath for your life. To understand open the window even if it’s hand cranked.

Would 17 rounds of 9mm create a space large enough to egress through?

[camel]

Would 17 rounds of 9mm create a space large enough to egress through?

Pre underwater or post?