A gas powered engine, obviously floods when drove in a flooded street or water. But is an electric car or even a bike be able to safely drive without malfunctioning or breaking down?
I can’t find any posts related to this, mainly I know that it is unsafe and mostly stupid to drive any thing in a flooded street as you can’t judge what’s in there. “The danger is not your car stopping, its what the water is hiding.” But hypothetically speaking, if it was a live or die situation, can you drive an ev with water high up the car.
I assume so but I might be wrong as I feel there is nothing which can break, and all the wires and connections must be waterproof.
edit: got it, thanks everyone for the replies.
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Conceivably, yes, because an electric motor does not need air for combustion.
Realistically, no, because car designers don’t put any effort into making a car that can drive through more than a few inches of water because it’s not a common scenario.
In fact, the engine operating may not be your biggest problem, as it’s very likely that if the car is submerged, the passenger compartment would fill with water.
There may be minor exceptions for extreme off-road vehicles but I’m not aware of any fully electric versions of those.
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