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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The answer boils down to no.
While EVs are *theoretically* going to be better than a traditional ICE in water, it depends almost entirely on the manufacturer and how well they shield the electrical components.
In recent news, the Tesla Cybertruck, despite being advertised as able to survive in water for a short time has had many criticisms and reviews about failing when anywhere near water, let alone partially submerged. It’s so susceptible to waterbased failures that going through a car wash has bricked at least one.
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