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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Theoretically yes, with a bunch of qualifiers. If you’re curious there’s a video on YouTube of someone who drove his model 3 under water just to see if he could.
As long as the battery pack, drive computers and motor assembly are properly sealed, the car is going to drive under water, on normal ground or even up in space.
Having said that, it’s unlikely that all critical components are sealed properly and you’re just asking for a critical short that stalls your car under water.
Worse, other components like HVAC are sure to be flooded and destroyed as well as the interior is sure to fill with water.
The short answer is don’t attempt it. You’re sure to do damage and it might not even work.
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