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Electric cars and heavy rain surely aren’t a good mix, right? What about general water ingress or exposure, especially around the charging port?
We answer these sorts of questions in this section.
When electric cars started to become more prominent, one of the most urgent and burning questions in many people’s minds was what to do about charging when it was raining outside. Some owners had their home charging infrastructure installed inside of their garage, and therefore had much less to worry about. The car was always … Read more
In an earlier article here on this blog, we covered a topic about driving BEV cars — that’s all-electric battery-powered vehicles like the Tesla — through flood water. The general view was that when compared to conventional internal combustion engine cars, electric cars were relatively safe to drive in flood waters. In today’s blog, however, … Read more
A fact that is drilled into our heads from a young age is that electricity and water do not mix. So your amazing plan of cooking toast whilst in the bath is not something you should attempt! But this raises the question of whether electric cars are safe in flood water type situations, or even … Read more
If it’s raining when you go to plug in your (now wet) electric car charger, is there a danger of an electrical short, or even electrocution? I certainly hope not, but since water conducts electricity it’s something that’s understandable to wonder about: hence this article. The Basics All modern electric car charging stations abide by … Read more