OPP rescue group stranded in Tesla on the 417

[OVERKILL]

It hit -38C in some parts of Ontario early Saturday morning/Friday overnight.

Very few details on why the vehicle "lost power", it may have just run out of battery (poor planning by the operators) or it could have been a failure of some kind. Will update if more info is published.

 

[SC Maintenance]

Nice of everyone else to stop. /sarc

 

[wpod]

Those evil Evs having a problem, IC vehicles are never seen on the side of the road ! [ sarcasm]

 

[SC Maintenance]

It does seem sort of like fake news. I mean what Brazilian would tour Canada in the winter?

 

[PimTac]

I wonder if there is a certain low temperature where the EV cars should not be driven?

 

[OVERKILL]

I wonder if there is a certain low temperature where the EV cars should not be driven?

I don't think so, not if they want to be selling them in Canada, lol.

I do see the brake lights working, I assume these are run by the separate 12V system, so the main battery could be dead and this stuff could still operate.

 

[4WD]

I don't think so, not if they want to be selling them in Canada, lol.

I do see the brake lights working, I assume these are these run by the separate 12V system, so the main battery could be dead and this stuff could still operate.

Uh-huh … some have a good ole 12V lead acid - which has surprised an owner or two …

 

[Pelican]

It hit -38C in some parts of Ontario early Saturday morning/Friday overnight.

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Very few details on why the vehicle "lost power", it may have just run out of battery (poor planning by the operators) or it could have been a failure of some kind. Will update if more info is published.

And it took ONLY 7 days to recharge the Tesla!

 

[stormgol]

It does seem sort of like fake news. I mean what Brazilian would tour Canada in the winter?

people who have lived in warm climates all their lives and have never seen snow or never felt cold. i have friends who live in martinique and they visit me every winter. they want to experience winter. winter, cold and snow does not exist in martinique.

 

[97prizm]

I wonder if there is a certain low temperature where the EV cars should not be driven?

Brother, Sister Rent Tesla But As Soon As They Hit Cold Weather, It Took 17 Hours To Go 450 Miles.​

Xaviar Steavenson told Insider it got to the point that the "battery would drain faster than it would charge."

When they set off, Steavenson said, they could drive for at least 2 ½ hours before needing to charge the Tesla. "We ended up having to stop every one to 1 ½ hours to charge for an hour, then an hour and a half, then two hours," he said.

Yep count me out.

 

[Sedin26]

Brother, Sister Rent Tesla But As Soon As They Hit Cold Weather, It Took 17 Hours To Go 450 Miles.​

Xaviar Steavenson told Insider it got to the point that the "battery would drain faster than it would charge."

When they set off, Steavenson said, they could drive for at least 2 ½ hours before needing to charge the Tesla. "We ended up having to stop every one to 1 ½ hours to charge for an hour, then an hour and a half, then two hours," he said.

Yep count me out.

That’s not how Teslas work and charge. There was very clearly something wrong with their vehicle or they themselves were not clear on how to operate it.
They work quite well in extreme cold and charging is generally decent also, due to battery pre-conditioning.
You can find videos on YouTube that detail how this all works, what happens if you charge one where the battery has been “cold soaked” (basically frozen), etc….

The vast majority of the posts here are click-bait nonsense. There will always be examples of EVs malfunctioning, just as ICE cars will do the same.

 

[JeffKeryk]

If it has the words Tesla, Elon or Musk, it sells.

 

[ctrcbob]

People, (especially older people) want a simple recharge or fill up. Older people (and many younger people) simply do not have the ability to search and find charge stations, much less having to wait.
Those of you who love EV’s seem to forget that older people just don’t have the ability to find and use chargers. Also many don’t have or want Credit Cards to pay for a charge. Can a charger take cash and return change? (I always pay cash for gasoline).

New subject.
OPP = Ontario Provincial Police.
Funny story. One night, driving from Simcoe Ontario to Queenston Bridge before crossing back into USA.
Two lane road. No traffic. OPP Cruiser passed me. Going “slightly” faster than me and slightly faster than speed limit. Ok. I followed him for a few miles. Middle of night no traffic. He pulled over. After I passed, out he came and pulled me over. Said in Ontario, OPP was allowed to check my speed from on front vice behind. After he checked me out, he let me go. (Felt sorry for dumb American).

 

[Cujet]

Those evil Evs having a problem, IC vehicles are never seen on the side of the road ! [ sarcasm]

Hahahaha so true. I think by percentage, I've seen higher number of Tesla's on the side of the road. I'm guessing the drivers pushed their luck or did not understand how to plan. But it's good to remember that Florida has fast highways and at 80 or 85MPH, battery capacity is shorter than expected.

It used to be that when I saw a stranded motorcyclist, it was typically a Harley. Now the stranded motorists are often in an EV.

I drive a lot, and my travels are specific to FL-PA-NY.

 

[JeffKeryk]

People, (especially older people) want a simple recharge or fill up. Older people (and many younger people) simply do not have the ability to search and find charge stations, much less having to wait.
Those of you who love EV’s seem to forget that older people just don’t have the ability to find and use chargers. Also many don’t have or want Credit Cards to pay for a charge. Can a charger take cash and return change? (I always pay cash for gasoline).

New subject.
OPP = Ontario Provincial Police.
Funny story. One night, driving from Simcoe Ontario to Queenston Bridge before crossing back into USA.
Two lane road. No traffic. OPP Cruiser passed me. Going “slightly” faster than me and slightly faster than speed limit. Ok. I followed him for a few miles. Middle of night no traffic. He pulled over. After I passed, out he came and pulled me over. Said in Ontario, OPP was allowed to check my speed from on front vice behind. After he checked me out, he let me go. (Felt sorry for dumb American).

Teslas are not for everyone.
The car shows you state of charge, where chargers are and advises you what to do There are warnings.

 

[Astro_Guy]

IIRC my college era gas powered car with a carburetor didn't like to start at minus ten Fahrenheit, but it ran well after warming up. Batteries were the main issue back then, just as they are now. Lithium ion batteries have operating constraints in terms of both charging and discharging. Lead acid batteries were more forgiving.

 

[alarmguy]

Hahahaha so true. I think by percentage, I've seen higher number of Tesla's on the side of the road. I'm guessing the drivers pushed their luck or did not understand how to plan. But it's good to remember that Florida has fast highways and at 80 or 85MPH, battery capacity is shorter than expected.

It used to be that when I saw a stranded motorcyclist, it was typically a Harley. Now the stranded motorists are often in an EV.

I drive a lot, and my travels are specific to FL-PA-NY.

The interstates are crazy fast here too.
Think I posted this before on my many trips to not only Florida but around SC.
Not many days go by that I’m not on one.

80 to 85 is the norm but just a few days ago I was traveling a short trip to the upstate SC.
EV range popped into my head as this was nuts and I don’t plan on it repeating but cars were moving so fast I kinda wanted to see how fast some cars were traveling and what my wife’s little Mazda Skyactive could do.

We were moving along at a cop friendly 82 ish Mph on cruise. Sometimes more but no longer cop friendly.
Cars will still pass you but at that speed you tend to travel together and a bit faster when I was watching two cars coming up fast from behind I wanted to know how fast so I sped up to 98 Mph and they still passed me in just a few seconds. I can only guess they must have been around 110 or 115.

 

[Cujet]

The interstates are crazy fast here too.
80 to 85 is the norm but just a few days ago I was traveling a short trip to the upstate SC.

On my long trips, I can always tell the road-trip Tesla's. They are in the right lane, going below, or exactly at the speed limit. Never even 1MPH above. My SiL drove much the same trip as me, from my FL house, in a long range Model S. It took her 3 days and 26 hours of driving time and I think 12 charge stops. I do it in one day and 19 hours. One or two fuel stops depending on which vehicle.

She is smart and planned the trip properly, so no risk of running out of juice. I do think she liked the car but not the experience of a long EV trip

 

[alarmguy]

On my long trips, I can always tell the road-trip Tesla's. They are in the right lane, going below, or exactly at the speed limit. Never even 1MPH above.

*LOL* I think you can agree, that in itself can be a death sentence in some areas! I mean I even think its crazy sometimes, you can get distracted for a second and all of a sudden you're coming fast up on a car that is doing the speed limit!

 

[Shel_B]

People, (especially older people) want a simple recharge or fill up. Older people (and many younger people) simply do not have the ability to search and find charge stations, much less having to wait.
Those of you who love EV’s seem to forget that older people just don’t have the ability to find and use chargers. Also many don’t have or want Credit Cards to pay for a charge. Can a charger take cash and return change? (I always pay cash for gasoline).

Have you taken the time to look into how the Tesla charging system works?

You make some broad generalizations here the veracity of which I tend to doubt.

many don’t have or want Credit Cards to pay for a charge is one.