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Old 09-27-2022, 5:11pm   #67
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Originally Posted by aerovette View Post
Tell me you don't know how EVs OR evacuations work without telling me.

In an evacuation traffic moves at about 10mph so that 400 miles is irrelevant. When Houston evacuated, my in-laws sat in ONE SPOT for about 4 hours. No way off the highway. Trapped. Cars were all over the sides of the road that had run out of GAS. God forbid it rains and they have the wipers on eating battery power.
Unlike an ICE car which consumes fule while idling, an EV doesn't consume any significant power while sitting still.

Advantage: BEV.
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