Here in Norway it is common knowledge to not head out into a winter storm or driving over a mountain pass without having a full(ish) tank / charge. It is advised to bring warm blankets, clothes, water and some food. Getting stranded at a moutainpass or in a tunnel waiting for a storm to clear enough to allow the plough truck to lead the way is routine in the winter, it is the rule and not the exeption.
Of course there are always some who do not head the warnings, but they are the exeption to the rule.
This winter we also experienced a sudden heavy snowfall in the south of Norway, which took thousands of drivers by suprise and caused a 10 hour long traffic jam on one of the main highways. Some electric car owners where running low, but to my knowledge they all made it out without getting stranded.
Being prepared is a cultural aspect of winter driving and avoids most problems independent of the energy source used by the car. One advatage of electric cars is their ability to keep warm for hours without expelling any co2, wich have caused some horrible tragedies where people have been poisened due to the fact that the car has been patrly snowed in, trapping the exhaust.
Well Virginia ain't Norway. This happens a couple times a decade. People don't tend to prepare that well for shit that happens a couple times a decade.
> It is much easier to rehabilitate a disabled ICE vehicle. Rescuers can deliver gallons of gas in convenient jugs; gas stations are still far more numerous than EV charging stations; and ICE car batteries can be jump-started in minutes.
I think this is the only useful point in the article.
If they were all electric though, imagine the charging stations once people get going. You can fill a tank of gas in a minute... you can't charge a car that fast.
Or we continue to do that ev transition thing but continue to do it with everyone were it is a no brainer first and on the way we solve all the upcoming problems?
And if we continue burning fossil fuels it might never be cold enough for snowstorms any more, problem solved! /S
Who the fuck is this guy writing that stupid ass article... How about you solve the problem of terrible American driving, and lack of winter tyre regulations. Hah, he takes Norway as an example, the country where you have to learn ice driving conditions to get your license..
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Of course there are always some who do not head the warnings, but they are the exeption to the rule.
This winter we also experienced a sudden heavy snowfall in the south of Norway, which took thousands of drivers by suprise and caused a 10 hour long traffic jam on one of the main highways. Some electric car owners where running low, but to my knowledge they all made it out without getting stranded.
Being prepared is a cultural aspect of winter driving and avoids most problems independent of the energy source used by the car. One advatage of electric cars is their ability to keep warm for hours without expelling any co2, wich have caused some horrible tragedies where people have been poisened due to the fact that the car has been patrly snowed in, trapping the exhaust.
Here at least they don't. Maybe in Norway.
100% FUD.
I think this is the only useful point in the article.
Or we continue to do that ev transition thing but continue to do it with everyone were it is a no brainer first and on the way we solve all the upcoming problems?
Who the fuck is this guy writing that stupid ass article... How about you solve the problem of terrible American driving, and lack of winter tyre regulations. Hah, he takes Norway as an example, the country where you have to learn ice driving conditions to get your license..