Went through a puddle
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I remember doing some hot climate testing on an EV, when there was a biblical storm - resulting in several areas of the proving ground flooding. One of the flooded areas was the road to the canteen... Suffice to say we decided to do a full wade test a bit earlier than planned, with no ill effects - the same couldn't be said of the Bavarian motor that followed us through.
All the High voltage parts are extremely well protected, behind multiple seals and bulkheads. However, if you submerge your car deep enough (probably something over ~2m deep!) then you will push water past some of the loom connector seals. What will happen then is that the battery isolation measurement systems, which is continuously checking the impedance between the high voltage wires and the vehicles bodyshell, will almost certainly call foul and pull the main battery safety contact out, leaving you stranded!
amancalledrob said:
McWigglebum4th said:
Seeing that an EV doesn't need air there is no reason why you can't build an EV that will drive along the bottom of the sea
Wait a minute
someone has
Its quite big and powered by electricity
WTF is that? (Apart from motherfking awesome)Wait a minute
someone has
Its quite big and powered by electricity
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