If an Electric Car's battery goes dead can you jump start it from another Electric Car?I ask because I've never seen this mentioned or addressed.
Or, can it be jump started at all?
And, we just had to call AAA on Monday to get our daughter's car started. She needed a new battery which they brought with them and put in faster than the speed of light or ----- faster than a Fisker Karma on a test drive :-)
AAA and all auto clubs will be doing a lot of towing the more of these Clown Cars hit the road. Not to mention Ambulances when these things get crushed like a soda can from what was an old 'fender bender'. (And if it's hit by a Semi all they'll need are shovels.)
“If an Electric Car’s battery goes dead can you jump start it from another Electric Car?”
Not in the sense that a gasoline engine can be jumped. The jump only provides enought energy to get the gasoline engine started. Once it’s started, it runs on gasoline.
An electric car runs on the energy stored in it’s on board battery. The reason it won’t start is the battery is completely discharged, ie, no energy.
I guess you could look at the charging station as some sort of a jump start but you’ve got to remained hooked to the station for a long enough time to recharge the battery.
Another way to see this question.
You are driving across the vast soybean fields of Central Illinois in you hybrid.
You run out of gas but continue on the battery until it runs out.
A friendly farmer brings some gasoline.
Will it spin the starter motor?
Add the COST of the new battery to your list of questions. My understanding is that a new battery is in the $5000 range. And the cost of a charge. Another question: will employers be required to provide charging stations at work? Who pays for the electricity?