1ºJessica Santel Totally relate what you’re saying! These storms have mind of their own. It doesn’t matter how update the technology they have as 2022 you’ll never know the exact path until it’s almost too late to evacuate. Same thing happened with Irma 5 years ago, South Florida was predicted to get direct hit then last 24 hours it shifted to the west coast and people didn’t have enough time to evacuate. Ft. Myers was hit hard from Irma and happened again today. Only 2 highways here to serve several crowded cities even you planned to leave but you may stuck in the highway and end up riding out the storm in the car like you said. Only Floridians understand this.
2ºIt's unfortunate what's happening to the folks in western Florida. But,Truth is, once you get past Ocala, Florida is basically one big sand bar..only a few feet above sea level. Everyone down there knew for generations they gambled against the weather..the one big storm or two every 50 years that wipes most things out.They took the risks. Like folks living in Cali. They know the San Andreas can cause a catastrophic 9.0 quake at any time. These are the same Floridians and their leaders who deny the effects of climate change, refuse to prepare for it, and rant against the Federal Government. But.I bet they changed their tune now! They will be stampeding for Federal Help and $ now. The loss of life is regrettable..but these folks who lost everything knew the risks..they gambled with nature and time and lost.
3ºFor another place
Get it ready
The Biden-Harris Administration has pre-positioned equipment, resources, and Federal responders to respond to Hurricane Ian. If you are in the storm’s path, please follow the guidance of local officials.
The Administration has:
- Pre-staged 110,000 gallons of fuel and 18,000 pounds of propane
- Moved in a variety of generators
- 3.7 million meals and 3.5 million liters of water ready
- 300 ambulances working side by side with local officials
To support emergency response:
- More than 1,300 Federal response workers on the ground
- Established a Federal search and rescue coordination group
- Army Corps of Engineers has pre-staged 300 personnel
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has deployed teams to provide medical assistance
4ºJessica Santel I was vacationing in Fort Walton and a hurricane hit Pensacola. You're right, we choose to ride it out. Thank goodness it wasn't a huge hurricane but they were evacuating people. We are from N. AL and I was not going to get caught on the road with bumper to bumper vehicles. Chances of tornadoes spinning off
Night maybe a couple of hours away. It ended up safer to stay. It was scary the beach we were at wasn't there anymore. It made it up to the hotels and across the street and flooded the first floor. But can you imagine being in a vehicle at night not getting to move or at a crawl not being able to see and with family and friends, pets. And if you think that is bad enough you are limited money and no where to go. My heart goes out to all who is experiencing this. I will do whatever I can to help but it seems like it's never enough.
5ºChris Todd I probably know more about electric cars than 99%+ of all people, but I never thought about what happens if they're in a flood until this conversation, so I looked it up.
The issue is really whether or not the floodwater was fresh or salt, and how long it was submerged. What I wrote above is true about only the battery pack being any different, and the hazard would be if it was submerged in salt water long enough for corrosion to start eating the metal battery casing.
Found a story about a Tesla submerged in Hurricane Sandy. That was salt water, and the battery casing got corroded so the battery cells started exploding when the salvage owner examined everything.
Even then, only 4 packs of 16 did that, and the car was eventually okay. EVs submerged in fresh water, or only briefly in salt water, are going to be no worse off than a gas car. Maybe better off, because electric motors are very different from gas or diesel engines, plus there's no exhaust system or transmission to worry about.
Bottom line: If an EV is submerged, the issue will be whether the battery pack remained sealed. Very high chance that it would, especially if it's fresh water. I wouldn't want ANY car to be submerged, but my takeaway is that an EV whose battery pack survived would be BETTER off than a gas car that had been submerged.
And no, I am not some EV promoter at all. The one I have got bought out of bankruptcy at a 70% discount, purely out of curiosity. There are pluses and minuses to these things, but I don't think flood survivability is much of a differentiator as long as the big battery case remains intact, which it almost certainly will.