Saltwater is corrosive and leaving electric vehicles submerged in it could lead to the large lithium-ion batteries short circuiting and catching fire.
Saltwater is corrosive and leaving electric vehicles submerged in it could lead to the large lithium-ion batteries short circuiting and catching fire.
While this is true (li-ion batteries and water do not mix), the chances that any given person not near the SE coast will encounter a situation like this (your car fully submerged in water for hours) is unlikely. And if it does happen, you shouldn't use ANY car after that.
Silicon Valley, innovating disaster.
Yet another reason to not buy one .. especially a Tesla
[sigh] Do we need an EV FUD-buster account over here? The submerged fossil cars are going to be just as bad, also they had a bigger part in causing it.
Wow. What about my little motorboat that has an inboard engine (the battery gets wet all the time!).