Posted this previously but I believe its relevant to this story.
Consider this scenario:
A mandatory evacuation hits a gulf state or states and everybody with a battery car bugs out at approximately the same time.
Best case scenario there is the batteries were fully charged....at 300 miles out everybody is looking for a way to charge up.
If your fortunate enough to have been able to afford a tesla your gonna need at least 30 minutes to charge up IF you can find a tesla supercharger.....you and all your other tesla owner friends.
In the meantime a cat III+ hurricane is bearing down.
Since I do live on the Southeast coast, if I have to evacuate I suspect I’ll be seeing EVs scattered along the highway like so many discarded soda cans.
Not to mention it doesn’t take a full blown hurricane to knock out ELECTRICITY in a wide spread area.
I’m sure there will be no panic.
And there’s not gonna be a bunch of coal miners around to help push.
And the discarded soda can EVs will block in the people trying to evacuate who have gas-powered vehicles.
I live in Texas where the power grid (run by people from Michigan!) failed in the cold weather last winter. We took in a bunch of neighbors who had electric heat. We have gas heat and a Generac natural gas-powered generator.
I think they should sell a front tow adapter (similar to RV dinghy tow) so they can be hooked to diesel pickups for a pull north in times of crisis.