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0 pointsvel0city1y ago0 comments

I've actually been through multiple evacuations before, and practically every mile of energy in our vehicles counted. One time one of our cars literally ran out gas rolling into the first gas station with fuel after leaving with a full tank. When major storms are coming my cars stay topped off and don't get touched except for very purposeful reasons.

And given the fact it might be harder to find a working and available charger while leaving in an emergency I wouldn't want to rely on finding one along the way to wherever I'm going.

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ssl-31y ago

I'm confused.

If you're part of an organized evacuation, you're doing this before the storm -- correct?

And if that's the case, then: It doesn't matter how long an EV will or will not run the stuff inside of your home, because you won't be there.

vel0cityOP1y ago

When did I say organized? And evacuations can happen before and after an emergency. Evacuating just means leaving the unsafe place for a safe space, it doesn't define the order of things. I've evacuated before and after major storms depending on the circumstances at the time.

Leaving a burning building is still evacuating the burning building. Evacuating a burning building doesn't mean it's an orderly thing before the fire starts.

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