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Maraya1969

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18. Some great thing I learned about using my hybrid when my electricity turns off after

Tue Jan 3, 2023, 12:46 AM

Jan 2023

a hurricane. So far it has happened twice and I have used my car to stay cool. It is great even with the hybrid because when you are idling you are on battery power. Only after an hour or more, (I can't remember exactly but it was a long time) the gas turns on and charges up the battery for about 15 minutes and you are on just battery again.

I think cars like this could help people who are homeless because it just makes things comfortable when you need it. It is very hard to get a hotel room after one of these hurricanes - most people reserve them way in advanced. If some special items, like a small fridge were placed in the car it would be great.

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I Idled in an Electric Car for 12 Hours in the Freezing Cold [View all] edhopper Jan 2023 OP

and no carbon monoxide was generated DBoon Jan 2023 #1

Only if charging electricity wasn't from a coal fired generator. mobeau69 Jan 2023 #11

as long as the coal fired generator is not in his breathing space DBoon Jan 2023 #13

My bad. I was thinking in terms of the total environment. mobeau69 Jan 2023 #17

Even then, an EV charged with a coal plant is still more efficient than a gas car. tinrobot Jan 2023 #20

While True... ProfessorGAC Jan 2023 #42

Do you know that the elctricity was from a coal fired plant ? In any event the carbon foot print of CentralMass Jan 2023 #32

True. Still, nuclear generation is the way of the future. mobeau69 Jan 2023 #38

I don't see how we can replace fossil fuels without it. CentralMass Jan 2023 #39

with 20,000 sqaure miles of solar panels edhopper Jan 2023 #43

Wow, thank goodness! electric_blue68 Jan 2023 #2

I'll tell you what the EV manufacturers must get fixed: Sogo Jan 2023 #3

I am sure they are edhopper Jan 2023 #10

They better be, or the Rs will find a way to blame it on the Ds, Sogo Jan 2023 #16

People need to understand moniss Jan 2023 #23

Good primer! burrowowl Jan 2023 #31

The vast majority of vehicles on the road today don't tow. tinrobot Jan 2023 #25

I was presented with a horror story earlier today ecstatic Jan 2023 #4

Their battery and our bathroom breaks would work out perfectly. dem4decades Jan 2023 #5

lol! But an hour though? That's too much! NT ecstatic Jan 2023 #27

Wouldn't this type of thing be more widely reported edhopper Jan 2023 #7

Probably a Tesla issue. LiberalFighter Jan 2023 #47

It's seems like that could easily be proven dweller Jan 2023 #6

I don't know edhopper Jan 2023 #8

Son of a gun ... a heat pump dweller Jan 2023 #14

Probably just resistive heating. NutmegYankee Jan 2023 #22

Unlikely, a heat pump has a COP of 1 VMA131Marine Jan 2023 #29

Only the Tesla Y has a heat pump. NutmegYankee Jan 2023 #46

Yep, true. Have a Tesla. Lost home power for 11 hrs. Ninga Jan 2023 #9

I've got a question or three! A HERETIC I AM Jan 2023 #12

2021 Tesla X Ninga Jan 2023 #24

Also, Tesla prepares the battery for Supercharging so Ninga Jan 2023 #28

Cool. Thanks. A HERETIC I AM Jan 2023 #30

Glad you are OK and we're protected in that car Better Days Ahoy Jan 2023 #15

Some great thing I learned about using my hybrid when my electricity turns off after Maraya1969 Jan 2023 #18

What qualifies as idling in an EV? dchill Jan 2023 #19

The vehicle is powered on caraher Jan 2023 #21

When it was freezing here right before Christmas, I saw a message on my dash MissB Jan 2023 #26

I've noticed an uptick in anti-EV articls and activiity on social media. Is the Oil industry CentralMass Jan 2023 #33

All part of the Joe Biden Conspiracy! Mopar151 Jan 2023 #34

I'll have to rewatch the documentary "Who Killed the Electric Car?" llmart Jan 2023 #35

Turns out Tesla has been withholding key details on the driving range of their vehicles True Dough Jan 2023 #36

I did the same in my old Civic hybrid ananda Jan 2023 #37

Question for EV owners. Is there a meter showing the KH used for a charge so if you charge at, say mobeau69 Jan 2023 #40

I have a question that same EV owner might be able to answer. If you're out and about Vinca Jan 2023 #41

Cost is variable per location, some are variable for time of day. I've paid anywhere from 18 cents Ninga Jan 2023 #45

Thanks. Vinca Jan 2023 #49

I only know about Tesla. Our Tesla has a charging screen that provides such data for each Ninga Jan 2023 #44

Thanks. mobeau69 Jan 2023 #48