Flooding and electric cars
 

Had to go out yesterday morning but on our return trip many of the roads we had to travel were already flooding and a number of cars were already coming to grief. Fortunately the Kuga managed to negotiate everything although within the hour all these roads became impassable. It did occur to me how would electric cars cope particularly with the tendency to mount batteries under the floor. It is one thing to protect connections from the normal spray generated in wet conditions and quite another when things get a good dunking. Anyone with any experience of driving an electric car in these conditions?

Richard

Flooding and electric cars
 

On 10/02/2020 09:58, Tricky Dicky wrote:
Had to go out yesterday morning but on our return trip many of the roads we had to travel were already flooding and a number of cars were already coming to grief. Fortunately the Kuga managed to negotiate everything although within the hour all these roads became impassable. It did occur to me how would electric cars cope particularly with the tendency to mount batteries under the floor. It is one thing to protect connections from the normal spray generated in wet conditions and quite another when things get a good dunking. Anyone with any experience of driving an electric car in these conditions?

Richard


Well apparently all sealed so better than conventional cars:-

https://www.express.co.uk/life-style...guar-tesla-bmw

http://tiny.cc/1n1sjz

Elon musk claims some of the Teslas will float..

https://www.greencarfuture.com/elect...gh-flood-water

Dave

Flooding and electric cars
 

I guess it depends on how conductive the water is and what the control
electronics and motors do if they get wet.
I doubt there would be a major failure as the batteries are protected from
catastrophic run away failure, but I often wonder how insurance might view
it, ie Electric car, driving through a flood, how stupid... grin.
Brian

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Had to go out yesterday morning but on our return trip many of the roads we
had to travel were already flooding and a number of cars were already coming
to grief. Fortunately the Kuga managed to negotiate everything although
within the hour all these roads became impassable. It did occur to me how
would electric cars cope particularly with the tendency to mount batteries
under the floor. It is one thing to protect connections from the normal
spray generated in wet conditions and quite another when things get a good
dunking. Anyone with any experience of driving an electric car in these
conditions?

Richard

Flooding and electric cars
 

On Monday, 10 February 2020 10:17:26 UTC, Brian Gaff (Sofa 2) wrote:
"Tricky Dicky" wrote in message
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Had to go out yesterday morning but on our return trip many of the roads we
had to travel were already flooding and a number of cars were already coming
to grief. Fortunately the Kuga managed to negotiate everything although
within the hour all these roads became impassable. It did occur to me how
would electric cars cope particularly with the tendency to mount batteries
under the floor. It is one thing to protect connections from the normal
spray generated in wet conditions and quite another when things get a good
dunking. Anyone with any experience of driving an electric car in these
conditions?

Richard

I guess it depends on how conductive the water is

not very

and what the control
electronics and motors do if they get wet.
a) electronics: go haywire if not sealed
b) slow down & corrode if unsealed

I doubt there would be a major failure as the batteries are protected from
catastrophic run away failure, but I often wonder how insurance might view
it, ie Electric car, driving through a flood, how stupid... grin.
Brian

a lot of insurance claims are, some famously so.


NT

Flooding and electric cars
 

In article , David Wade
writes
On 10/02/2020 09:58, Tricky Dicky wrote:
Had to go out yesterday morning but on our return trip many of the
roads we had to travel were already flooding and a number of cars were
already coming to grief. Fortunately the Kuga managed to negotiate
everything although within the hour all these roads became impassable.
It did occur to me how would electric cars cope particularly with the
tendency to mount batteries under the floor. It is one thing to
protect connections from the normal spray generated in wet conditions
and quite another when things get a good dunking. Anyone with any
experience of driving an electric car in these conditions?
Richard


Well apparently all sealed so better than conventional cars:-

https://www.express.co.uk/life-style...-water-electri
c-cars-ev-jaguar-tesla-bmw

http://tiny.cc/1n1sjz

Elon musk claims some of the Teslas will float..

https://www.greencarfuture.com/elect...gh-flood-water

And the author has zero experience of anything to do with driving cars
through water.
Dave



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Flooding and electric cars
 

On Monday, 10 February 2020 09:58:20 UTC, Tricky Dicky wrote:
Had to go out yesterday morning but on our return trip many of the roads we had to travel were already flooding and a number of cars were already coming to grief. Fortunately the Kuga managed to negotiate everything although within the hour all these roads became impassable. It did occur to me how would electric cars cope particularly with the tendency to mount batteries under the floor. It is one thing to protect connections from the normal spray generated in wet conditions and quite another when things get a good dunking. Anyone with any experience of driving an electric car in these conditions?

Richard

I have electric car.
Batteries are low down bu electronics high up.
No problems so far.
I did find this about my car,

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EmgRuhqba0I

Flooding and electric cars
 

On Monday, 10 February 2020 15:48:22 UTC, harry wrote:
On Monday, 10 February 2020 09:58:20 UTC, Tricky Dicky wrote:
Had to go out yesterday morning but on our return trip many of the roads we had to travel were already flooding and a number of cars were already coming to grief. Fortunately the Kuga managed to negotiate everything although within the hour all these roads became impassable. It did occur to me how would electric cars cope particularly with the tendency to mount batteries under the floor. It is one thing to protect connections from the normal spray generated in wet conditions and quite another when things get a good dunking. Anyone with any experience of driving an electric car in these conditions?

Richard


More info here.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5-56UJ2H2I

Flooding and electric cars
 

On 10/02/2020 15:48, harry wrote:
On Monday, 10 February 2020 09:58:20 UTC, Tricky Dicky wrote:
Had to go out yesterday morning but on our return trip many of the roads we had to travel were already flooding and a number of cars were already coming to grief. Fortunately the Kuga managed to negotiate everything although within the hour all these roads became impassable. It did occur to me how would electric cars cope particularly with the tendency to mount batteries under the floor. It is one thing to protect connections from the normal spray generated in wet conditions and quite another when things get a good dunking. Anyone with any experience of driving an electric car in these conditions?

Richard

I have electric car.

Cat can has cheezburger.