EV's in Dubai - floods
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I saw loads of pictures of the Dubai floods (TikTok). Saw lots of vids of electric vehicles wading windscreen deep.
I was wondering if that would have long term damage or are they all sealed up?
The only EV that I know of that can officially wade is the BYD U8, not sure about Tesla or any of the others.
As someone pointed out "Electric and water does not mix" until someone said "What about kettles!".
I was wondering if that would have long term damage or are they all sealed up?
The only EV that I know of that can officially wade is the BYD U8, not sure about Tesla or any of the others.
As someone pointed out "Electric and water does not mix" until someone said "What about kettles!".
nismocat said:
I saw loads of pictures of the Dubai floods (TikTok). Saw lots of vids of electric vehicles wading windscreen deep.
I was wondering if that would have long term damage or are they all sealed up?
The only EV that I know of that can officially wade is the BYD U8, not sure about Tesla or any of the others.
As someone pointed out "Electric and water does not mix" until someone said "What about kettles!".
Lots of EVs sold in the UK have a "wading depth" - How often are you planning to drive an EV through a flooded road?I was wondering if that would have long term damage or are they all sealed up?
The only EV that I know of that can officially wade is the BYD U8, not sure about Tesla or any of the others.
As someone pointed out "Electric and water does not mix" until someone said "What about kettles!".
The cybertruck has a wading mode that pressurises the battery I believe.
Normal road water, car washes , etc are completely fine. People used to worry if they could take their hybrid into a car wash!
Staying out of deep water is a good idea, I wouldn’t even want the small 1kw battery inside my hybrid to be underwater inside the car.
Plus corrosion on a battery would be expensive to fix.
Normal road water, car washes , etc are completely fine. People used to worry if they could take their hybrid into a car wash!
Staying out of deep water is a good idea, I wouldn’t even want the small 1kw battery inside my hybrid to be underwater inside the car.
Plus corrosion on a battery would be expensive to fix.
nismocat said:
I saw loads of pictures of the Dubai floods (TikTok). Saw lots of vids of electric vehicles wading windscreen deep.
I was wondering if that would have long term damage or are they all sealed up?
The only EV that I know of that can officially wade is the BYD U8, not sure about Tesla or any of the others.
As someone pointed out "Electric and water does not mix" until someone said "What about kettles!".
Depends on the EV. Some have little breather holes on things like the differentials and the battery.I was wondering if that would have long term damage or are they all sealed up?
The only EV that I know of that can officially wade is the BYD U8, not sure about Tesla or any of the others.
As someone pointed out "Electric and water does not mix" until someone said "What about kettles!".
Getting a little water in might not mean it stops working immediately, but could cause fun failures down the line - a bit like the vehicles you see fording (or trying to ford) places like Rufford Ford. Maybe they made it through, but how diluted is the oil in the differential now?
I'd take the view that if I can avoid it, I'll not go through any water deep enough to touch the body of the car; perhaps that's overly cautious, but I'd far prefer to be cautious than striken by the roadside 20 metres down the road from a deep bit, looking crestfallen.
The battery pack etc will be sealed pretty well; I wouldn’t worry.
The wiring harnesses inside etc will be just as susceptible to damage as on an IC car. Going to be a lot get written off due to the risk of problems months-years down the line.
Good buying opportunity for Tesla battery packs and motors for retrofitting in to more interesting things.
The wiring harnesses inside etc will be just as susceptible to damage as on an IC car. Going to be a lot get written off due to the risk of problems months-years down the line.
Good buying opportunity for Tesla battery packs and motors for retrofitting in to more interesting things.
Whataguy said:
The cybertruck has a wading mode that pressurises the battery I believe.
Normal road water, car washes , etc are completely fine. People used to worry if they could take their hybrid into a car wash!
Staying out of deep water is a good idea, I wouldn’t even want the small 1kw battery inside my hybrid to be underwater inside the car.
Plus corrosion on a battery would be expensive to fix.
Tesla have a mode for car washes and they recommend not washing it in direct sunlight.Normal road water, car washes , etc are completely fine. People used to worry if they could take their hybrid into a car wash!
Staying out of deep water is a good idea, I wouldn’t even want the small 1kw battery inside my hybrid to be underwater inside the car.
Plus corrosion on a battery would be expensive to fix.
https://www.independent.co.uk/tech/tesla-cybertruc...
As someone in the article said it might be bullet proof but it aint waterproof
My old Discovery had breathing tubes fitted and the guy said I could get them completely submerged and they would be fine as the pressure differential (see what I did there!) wmeans no water would get in.
He lied!
I reckon a lot of those super cars will be stripped, cleaned and resold for export. No markers on them.
He lied!
I reckon a lot of those super cars will be stripped, cleaned and resold for export. No markers on them.
Whataguy said:
The cybertruck has a wading mode that pressurises the battery I believe.
Normal road water, car washes , etc are completely fine. People used to worry if they could take their hybrid into a car wash!
Staying out of deep water is a good idea, I wouldn’t even want the small 1kw battery inside my hybrid to be underwater inside the car.
Plus corrosion on a battery would be expensive to fix.
There have been a few reports of Cybertrucks failing after going through car washes, so not sure I'd trust them to wade through water!Normal road water, car washes , etc are completely fine. People used to worry if they could take their hybrid into a car wash!
Staying out of deep water is a good idea, I wouldn’t even want the small 1kw battery inside my hybrid to be underwater inside the car.
Plus corrosion on a battery would be expensive to fix.
Most EV powertrain components - battery pack, motors, different, are fully sealed units. Hence many EV's have a wading depth which clearly places those components entire underwater.
The iPace has an official wading depth of half a metre, but if course iPace and others are easy to find videos of going far deeper.
As with all cars there will be a depth at which water will get in somewhere it shouldn't and likely eventually cause damage. Generally speaking EV's are safer for wading than unmodified ICE cars because there's no risk of hydro locking the engine, Google rufford ford for thousands of examples of that... And also hundreds of EV's sploshing through without any bother.
The iPace has an official wading depth of half a metre, but if course iPace and others are easy to find videos of going far deeper.
As with all cars there will be a depth at which water will get in somewhere it shouldn't and likely eventually cause damage. Generally speaking EV's are safer for wading than unmodified ICE cars because there's no risk of hydro locking the engine, Google rufford ford for thousands of examples of that... And also hundreds of EV's sploshing through without any bother.
Jasey_ said:
Tesla have a mode for car washes and they recommend not washing it in direct sunlight.
https://www.independent.co.uk/tech/tesla-cybertruc...
As someone in the article said it might be bullet proof but it aint waterproof
The direct sunlight thing is because of the anodised aluminium trim. Strong alkali plus UV can stain anodised aluminium. I do wash mine in the Sun but it’s using a ph neutral solution. https://www.independent.co.uk/tech/tesla-cybertruc...
As someone in the article said it might be bullet proof but it aint waterproof
There are lots of videos of Teslas going through water that goes over the windscreen. The batteries are completely sealed. The only advice I’ve seen is not to go through too quickly as you can pull the undertray off.
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