Florida will get $198 million of federal EV charger funding over five years, but Wawa, Buc-ee’s, and others can't access it because the state is slacking.
While I agree it’s mostly an unwise place to buy real estate or leave your possessions (just like any flood plane) I’m curious what makes it worse for EVs than for any other car (all of which are now rife with electronics and made of the same metals). Flooding will ‘total’ just about any car.
A flooded ICE vehicle may be salvageable, if the water level didn’t get high enough to reach the level of the computer electronics or get into the transmission. I’ve owned a couple actually.
But an electric vehicle, the battery pack is underneath the vehicle, so just a few inches of water, especially salt water, and it’s fucked, no chance of salvaging those at all. If by chance the water only affected the battery, it’s still effectively totalled out.
TL;DR - ICE vehicles can stand a chance, depending on the depth of the flood water, but electric vehicles do not stand a chance.
While I agree it’s mostly an unwise place to buy real estate or leave your possessions (just like any flood plane) I’m curious what makes it worse for EVs than for any other car (all of which are now rife with electronics and made of the same metals). Flooding will ‘total’ just about any car.
A flooded ICE vehicle may be salvageable, if the water level didn’t get high enough to reach the level of the computer electronics or get into the transmission. I’ve owned a couple actually.
But an electric vehicle, the battery pack is underneath the vehicle, so just a few inches of water, especially salt water, and it’s fucked, no chance of salvaging those at all. If by chance the water only affected the battery, it’s still effectively totalled out.
TL;DR - ICE vehicles can stand a chance, depending on the depth of the flood water, but electric vehicles do not stand a chance.