I95 traffic jam in VA

[HIgolfers]

Any Villagers stuck on I95 in the massive traffic jam? News saying folks stuck for 14+ hours due to disabled trucks and snow. What a nightmare.

[Babubhat]

Plenty of videos on YouTube. Many of these people will start looking at TV real estate

[BigSteph]

I am from that area. I lived there for 54 years. I've never saw anything like that happen before. We've had Ice and we've had snow, but never anything that shut down a federal highway.

Folks back home report that the spray they use on the roads couldn't be applied because of the rain preceding the dumping of snow. Therefore, there was no chemical to melt the snow and ice.

Folks also report that due to Covid, Flu, and Cold symptoms, almost half of VDOT was sick and out of work right before the storm. Perfect Storm of events, pardon the pun.

The governor and his ilk are a part of why I don't live there anymore.

Last thing, I checked Dominion Power this morning and the house I left in 2021 is without power today due to the storm.

Florida and TV ain't nowhere near perfect, but today, I'm really really glad I'm here!!!


the new Governor has not even been sworn in yet. It is the old outgoing governor's problem and he has failed miserably.

[JMintzer]

I woke up, saw a dusting on the grass and decided to go in. I saw a half dozen patients, did a minor surgery. By 9:00, it was coming down, pretty good. The rest of the patients cancelled, so we saw who was already there, and we got outa' Dodge at ASAP.

It took me 2.5 hours to drive 15 miles home from my office in DC. I left at 10:00 am and got home after lunch...

I almost had to abandon my car twice, didn't see a single snowplow in DC.

Finally reached MD and it was clear sailing...

This morning, my streets were clear, but none of my staff could get out. I checked my answering service and everyone had cancelled, so I stayed home... Why not, making a living is overrated, right? :icon_wink:

The bright side is that there are only 11 days until I'm back in my "happy place"...

[tophcfa]

We spent Sunday night at a hotel in Winchester, VA with a plan to get up early and take 81 to 66 to 17 and connect with 95 south in Fredericksburg, VA on our way to the Villages. Once seeing the weather forecast we decided to sleep late and make the call on what to do late Monday morning after we had a better idea if the storm was living up to expectations. After evaluating our options Monday morning we scrapped the idea of cutting over to 95 in Fredericksburg and instead drove another 200 plus miles south on 81 and took 77 to 26 and hit 95 much further south in South Carolina. After learning what we missed by not cutting over to 95 in Fredericksburg we were VERY HAPPY we changed our travel plans. We still had to drive through lots of snow, but the traffic was light and the roads were in reasonably good shape. We only encountered one accident which slowed us down for a couple miles. Things could have been a lot worse and we are relieved to finally be at our Villages home until spring : (

[PattiQ]

We have traveled your last route for YEARS! We love it! Even when we vacationed in Hilton Head, I would take that route... avoided ALOT of hours waiting on 95...

[Mberey]

Any Villagers stuck on I95 in the massive traffic jam? News saying folks stuck for 14+ hours due to disabled trucks and snow. What a nightmare.
I was almost stuck in it. Luckily my GOS told me to take a detour & I listened. What a nightmare it would have been.

[irishwonone]

We spent Sunday night at a hotel in Winchester, VA with a plan to get up early and take 81 to 66 to 17 and connect with 95 south in Fredericksburg, VA on our way to the Villages. Once seeing the weather forecast we decided to sleep late and make the call on what to do late Monday morning after we had a better idea if the storm was living up to expectations. After evaluating our options Monday morning we scrapped the idea of cutting over to 95 in Fredericksburg and instead drove another 200 plus miles south on 81 and took 77 to 26 and hit 95 much further south in South Carolina. After learning what we missed by not cutting over to 95 in Fredericksburg we were VERY HAPPY we changed our travel plans. We still had to drive through lots of snow, but the traffic was light and the roads were in reasonably good shape. We only encountered one accident which slowed us down for a couple miles. Things could have been a lot worse and we are relieved to finally be at our Villages home until spring : (
Virginia is beautiful in the summer and the landscape while driving is gorgeous. I spent two years in school there in the mid 60’s. Yes brother when it snowed everything seemed to come to a stop. Never seemed like they had enough equipment or personnel to clear the rolling hills. Glad you weren’t stuck in that mess.

[jimndeb]

Live in that area six months a year and traffic is horrible in that area to start with. House there has been without power for 48 hours now. Neighbors stuck with no power, heat and no way out.

[NotGolfer]

Back on subject. I heard they had actually salted but it rained and washed most of it off then the rain froze and the snow came on top of it. The east coast or at least that area isn't equipped to deal with such storms as the northern states, mid-west and western states that have bad winters every year. Our daughter used to live in the D.C. area and if there was 2" of snow they'd close down everything. We're from the Upper Midwest---even there people don't drive accordingly, especially early in the season. I suspect all that traffic in this debacle was the usual stuff then add all the snowbirds "flying" south who got caught up in it. I agree---what a nightmare!! I don't know anything about their local government but not sure it was to blame.

[DeeCee Dubya]

Winter weather no doubt due to global warming.

[mkjelenbaas]

Any Villagers stuck on I95 in the massive traffic jam? News saying folks stuck for 14+ hours due to disabled trucks and snow. What a nightmare.
No - I was not stuck there- thank you for inquiring.

[Bay Kid]

I live in the rural Northern Neck of VA, not Northern VA. We looked at the weather forecast and somehow we figured best to stay home. Not sure what the problem is with our northern section of the state.

[Driver8]

I was curious to find out if there were any people with electric vehicles who were stuck in this incident. Searched online for stories, but nothing.

[Rich42]

Just think how much bigger the mess would have been with electric cars! Batteries out of juice sitting in traffic, no heat, no way to charge, major cleanup problem when weather issue cleared as no juice! Guess the tree huggers hadn’t thought that one through either.

[JoelJohnson]

I got stuck in the blizzard of '78 on I195. I did find a hotel but didn't get home for a week. I didn't get my car back for a week after that. Fun times.

[jimdecastro]

I was there. 🤬

[shut the front door]

Any Villagers stuck on I95 in the massive traffic jam? News saying folks stuck for 14+ hours due to disabled trucks and snow. What a nightmare.

If they are, I hope they aren't depleting their cell phone batteries by looking at internet message boards!

[Gunny2403]

Glad I got rid of my Tesla

[nn0wheremann]

Any Villagers stuck on I95 in the massive traffic jam? News saying folks stuck for 14+ hours due to disabled trucks and snow. What a nightmare.
Not in VA, but after 35 years driving in the upper Midwest an living in Chicago I got caught in my first blizzard. Goofy thing was, this happened In Mississippi. Whiteout after dark between Corinth and Tupelo. Worse than lake effect snow in northern Indiana. Steady speed, light traffic, and good luck, and we drove out of it in about an hour and a half.

[Moderator]

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[Finchs]

I was curious to find out if there were any people with electric vehicles who were stuck in this incident. Searched online for stories, but nothing.

I was wondering the same thing. If you were unfortunate enough to be snarled in this traffic jam in the snow... I think you are not only stuck in place on the highway after the gas cars have moved on, but you have probably frozen in your car with no heat. And the "geniuses" in some legislatures think mandating that we all drive electric cars in the years to come is a good idea. We elected these dopes, so we are to blame.
:ohdear:

[Cmpwillard]

My family and I live five miles west of I-95 off of Fredericksburg exit for almost 21 years. We were without power for almost 24 hours. It was a few hours of heavy and windy snow storm that dumped 15 inches of snow at my end starting around 6 AM and then the sky cleared up with sun around 3 pm and it becomes like winter wonderland scenery. Never seen anything like this with I-95 incident before. We are planning to move to The Villages this spring time after selling our house on the market here. Been to The Villages couple of times since our first visit there on Memorial Day weekend of 2019 visiting our friends who just move there few months prior. My hubby recently retired from DOD this past Dec 2021 and I retired also three years ago from DOD. Looking forward to our new adventure permanently to The Villages in few months. Will be down to The Villages for a week or so in mid-February to start opening the bank account, etc there.

[DaleDivine]

Glad We moved out of Virginia to Flordah permanently. What a mess.
:bigbow::pray:

[Gunny2403]

Not sure I understand. An inaccurate statement was made by a partisan and a correction was offered. Had the statement been removed in real time, no responses would have occurred.

[Gulfcoast]

I am from that area. I lived there for 54 years. I've never saw anything like that happen before. We've had Ice and we've had snow, but never anything that shut down a federal highway.

Folks back home report that the spray they use on the roads couldn't be applied because of the rain preceding the dumping of snow. Therefore, there was no chemical to melt the snow and ice.

Folks also report that due to Covid, Flu, and Cold symptoms, almost half of VDOT was sick and out of work right before the storm. Perfect Storm of events, pardon the pun.

The governor and his ilk are a part of why I don't live there anymore.

Last thing, I checked Dominion Power this morning and the house I left in 2021 is without power today due to the storm.

Florida and TV ain't nowhere near perfect, but today, I'm really really glad I'm here!!!

We lived in Northern Virginia for a good many years, too. I agree that I never saw anything like that mess on 95. The weird thing is that in pictures of the people stranded in that mess the pavement actually did not look all that bad or at least no worse than most storms. I'm not sure what went wrong but I can recall many times when things started off as rain, changing to sleet and then to snow, yet, they still somehow managed to treat the roads.

It does make me more glad than ever to be in Florida now that is for darned sure.

[Hape2Bhr]

Prior to becoming a permanent resident, we always found I95 in the Fredricksburg area to be a pain even in nice weather!

[Altavia]

Seeing the story on the news about the people stranded on the highway for a day in the snow got me wondering how long a car will idle on a tank of gas.

Turns our there is an easy way to estimate this for your car. You only need to know the displacement of your engine in L and the volume of you tank in gal. and the number .16.

Multiply your displacement by .16 to find out how many gallons your engine uses in an hour.

A 2L engine will use .32 gal/hr. Your 5.3L will use .85 gal/hr.

Divide the size of your tank by the rate to find the total run time for a full tank.

Multiply that by the percent your tank is full to find out how long.

My 1.5L car with a 14.8 gal tank will idle for over 60 hrs.

[montagnard1969]

This type of incident show how ill prepared the general populous are. Those who live in a winter environment SHOULD KNOW how to keep a emergency kit in their car. Some dry clothes [socks, slacks] dry non-perishible food for energy and to keep up your body heat, compact emergency blanket, water, aspirin, medical supplies, foldable over shoe boots for getting out in the snow with dress shoes on, tire chains, rock salt, pail of sand and the list goes on if you want to ACTUALLY WANT TO BE PREPARED.
Not like the weenies on the "news" who are crying about being cold and hungry. What a bunch of ill prepared morons!!! Oh it can't happen to me!!! Duhhhhhhhhh,

[DoggyStargazer]

YES, We were in the thick of it as we drove on Monday from The Villages to NoVa. We sat for hours on 95 packed between semi trucks, small cars, SUVs, and just watched 95 turn into an ice rink as the sun went down, and temps in the 20s. Luckily we were stuck near an exit ramp and noticed the ramp reopened after a few snow trucks plowed it from the overpass so we inched our way off 95 (took another hour just to get off the ramp). Then we drove side roads and found semi trucks jack-knifed, cars in ditches, and any gas station parking lot was packed with people sleeping in their cars. We turned around several times to find a clear passage until we discovered a little country road that would take us to Centreville, VA. We swerved around ditched cars, trucks, fallen trees on the roadway at 15 mph and 18 degrees F but made it home safely thanks to an expertly trained driver and good set of wheels. We left TV at 6am and got home at 4am here in VA. Usually it takes us 12 hours, this time it took us 22hours to make it home! More time was spent in the last 70 miles than in the previous 780 miles. It was exhausting, but we were lucky as most people couldn’t get off 95 and watched the sun rise and their gas tanks hit Empty in sub-zero temps. The whole scenario was out of an apocalyptic movie, except it wasn’t.

[JMintzer]

Not sure I understand. An inaccurate statement was made by a partisan and a correction was offered. Had the statement been removed in real time, no responses would have occurred.

Not to defend the powers that be (we've had our own issues...), but they are not on the site, reading every single post "in real time"...

If it was only "a correction", I suspect all would be fine.

Unfortunately, many of the "corrections" also included counter political statements, which were just as problematic as the "incorrect political statement"...

[JMintzer]

Prior to becoming a permanent resident, we always found I95 in the Fredricksburg area to be a pain even in nice weather!

Yup! Every time we come back North, that's where the sh!tshow starts...

But, it I'm not mistaken, this was I-95 SOUTH, which rarely is a big problem...

[HIgolfers]

Yup! Every time we come back North, that's where the sh!tshow starts...

But, it I'm not mistaken, this was I-95 SOUTH, which rarely is a big problem...

My understanding is that it was I95 in both directions (north and south).

[HRDave]

Winter weather no doubt due to global warming.

I read that Bucky’s solos have slowed the Earth’s rotation causing climate change. Buck’s Boogie is the main culprit! 😎

[Glorantha]

We live in south Stafford just north of Fredericksburg. We just had our power restored a few hours ago. Movers come Jan 25th to pack us up for our move the Village of Saint Catherine’s.

[Gulfcoast]

YES, We were in the thick of it as we drove on Monday from The Villages to NoVa. We sat for hours on 95 packed between semi trucks, small cars, SUVs, and just watched 95 turn into an ice rink as the sun went down, and temps in the 20s. Luckily we were stuck near an exit ramp and noticed the ramp reopened after a few snow trucks plowed it from the overpass so we inched our way off 95 (took another hour just to get off the ramp). Then we drove side roads and found semi trucks jack-knifed, cars in ditches, and any gas station parking lot was packed with people sleeping in their cars. We turned around several times to find a clear passage until we discovered a little country road that would take us to Centreville, VA. We swerved around ditched cars, trucks, fallen trees on the roadway at 15 mph and 18 degrees F but made it home safely thanks to an expertly trained driver and good set of wheels. We left TV at 6am and got home at 4am here in VA. Usually it takes us 12 hours, this time it took us 22hours to make it home! More time was spent in the last 70 miles than in the previous 780 miles. It was exhausting, but we were lucky as most people couldn’t get off 95 and watched the sun rise and their gas tanks hit Empty in sub-zero temps. The whole scenario was out of an apocalyptic movie, except it wasn’t.

That sounds really bad. I'm glad that you were able to get off of 95 and back home safely. Those back roads must have been pretty treacherous. This is a reminder that I do not miss driving in the snow one bit!

[JMintzer]

My understanding is that it was I95 in both directions (north and south).

Well, whenever there's an accident on one side, the "Lookie Loos" cause a backup on the other side...

Just checked... Looks like it was only in one direction...

https://media.wbir.com/assets/WUSA/images/e54c2945-a1d0-4b18-9f26-b57860b54bdf/e54c2945-a1d0-4b18-9f26-b57860b54bdf_1920x1080.jpg

[mkjelenbaas]

Any Villagers stuck on I95 in the massive traffic jam? News saying folks stuck for 14+ hours due to disabled trucks and snow. What a nightmare.
No - I was not there. Thanks for asking!

[Dzurinko]

We spent Sunday night at a hotel in Winchester, VA with a plan to get up early and take 81 to 66 to 17 and connect with 95 south in Fredericksburg, VA on our way to the Villages. Once seeing the weather forecast we decided to sleep late and make the call on what to do late Monday morning after we had a better idea if the storm was living up to expectations. After evaluating our options Monday morning we scrapped the idea of cutting over to 95 in Fredericksburg and instead drove another 200 plus miles south on 81 and took 77 to 26 and hit 95 much further south in South Carolina. After learning what we missed by not cutting over to 95 in Fredericksburg we were VERY HAPPY we changed our travel plans. We still had to drive through lots of snow, but the traffic was light and the roads were in reasonably good shape. We only encountered one accident which slowed us down for a couple miles. Things could have been a lot worse and we are relieved to finally be at our Villages home until spring : (

Using 81 to 77 to 26 to 95, approximately how much more time would that add to the trip even on nice summer days? Looking for an alternate to get into central Pa from TV other than I-95 all the way. Not too fond of 95. Grueling !!!!

[Bay Kid]

I wonder how many were in battery powered cars? Opps, need a plug.

[DaleDivine]

Seeing the story on the news about the people stranded on the highway for a day in the snow got me wondering how long a car will idle on a tank of gas.

Turns our there is an easy way to estimate this for your car. You only need to know the displacement of your engine in L and the volume of you tank in gal. and the number .16.

Multiply your displacement by .16 to find out how many gallons your engine uses in an hour.

A 2L engine will use .32 gal/hr. Your 5.3L will use .85 gal/hr.

Divide the size of your tank by the rate to find the total run time for a full tank.

Multiply that by the percent your tank is full to find out how long.

My 1.5L car with a 14.8 gal tank will idle for over 60 hrs.

You could always just fill your car up, start it up and let it run for a couple of days.
:popcorn::popcorn::1rotfl:

[DaleDivine]

YES, We were in the thick of it as we drove on Monday from The Villages to NoVa. We sat for hours on 95 packed between semi trucks, small cars, SUVs, and just watched 95 turn into an ice rink as the sun went down, and temps in the 20s. Luckily we were stuck near an exit ramp and noticed the ramp reopened after a few snow trucks plowed it from the overpass so we inched our way off 95 (took another hour just to get off the ramp). Then we drove side roads and found semi trucks jack-knifed, cars in ditches, and any gas station parking lot was packed with people sleeping in their cars. We turned around several times to find a clear passage until we discovered a little country road that would take us to Centreville, VA. We swerved around ditched cars, trucks, fallen trees on the roadway at 15 mph and 18 degrees F but made it home safely thanks to an expertly trained driver and good set of wheels. We left TV at 6am and got home at 4am here in VA. Usually it takes us 12 hours, this time it took us 22hours to make it home! More time was spent in the last 70 miles than in the previous 780 miles. It was exhausting, but we were lucky as most people couldn’t get off 95 and watched the sun rise and their gas tanks hit Empty in sub-zero temps. The whole scenario was out of an apocalyptic movie, except it wasn’t.

Probably a lot of black ice involved. Traveled from Richmond to Charlottesville once and ran into a patch of black ice and cars were everywhere in ditches and tractor trailers jack knifed all along the way.
:ohdear::pray::ohdear::pray:

[tophcfa]

Using 81 to 77 to 26 to 95, approximately how much more time would that add to the trip even on nice summer days? Looking for an alternate to get into central Pa from TV other than I-95 all the way. Not too fond of 95. Grueling !!!!

We have gone both ways (81 to 66 to 17 to 95 in Fredericksburg and 81 to 77 to 26 to 95 in South Carolina) several times. The miles are so close it is literally a toss up time wise. The big factor is traffic. Traffic from accidents is unpredictable, but is typically worse on 95 (especially from Fredericksburg to south of Richmond) so I would give the 77 to 26 route the advantage there. Construction related traffic is the other major factor. Unfortunately, it is difficult to find out where currently ongoing construction is before you leave so you can plan your route accordingly. There are apps like waze that will tell you real time when you are approaching traffic, and suggest alternative routs around it, but they don’t show were construction is currently ongoing so you can plan your route in advance. We were planning on going the 66 to 17 to 95 in Fredericksburg on our trip earlier this week because the last couple times on 77 the construction around the Charlotte area caused major traffic delays. However, the storm made us adjust our plans an hour 77 to 26 to 95, and we were pleasantly surprised to find no construction or traffic on 77. I wish I could find a place that accurately publishes all current highway construction projects so we can choose our trip routs accordingly, but nothing seems to exist. I suspect the information is not made public because local areas undergoing construction don’t want travelers to know since the will avoid the area and not spend money on hotels, food, gas tax, etc… in their area?

[B-flat]

I got stuck in the blizzard of '78 on I195. I did find a hotel but didn't get home for a week. I didn't get my car back for a week after that. Fun times.

I remember ‘78 very well. I was working in downtown Providence, RI. I knew enough of the backroad thru some of the seedy areas and not a soul was on the road. I took every back street I could to get home. I made it and ironically enough I half way in the driveway and half way onto the street. I think all we did that week was party. Of course I was 26 at the time and partying was the priority.

[Jmforrester]

We drove down from MA after our flight was canceled………. Missed it by about one hour.

[Malsua]

Using 81 to 77 to 26 to 95, approximately how much more time would that add to the trip even on nice summer days? Looking for an alternate to get into central Pa from TV other than I-95 all the way. Not too fond of 95. Grueling !!!!

If I were coming from Central PA, I wouldn't take any other route than 81 to 77 to 26 to 95.

I would sometimes go that way even though I lived in NJ and it added something like 60 miles. Now we only have family in South Jersey so I'm sorta stuck using 95 if we're traveling north to visit.

The biggest key to the DC area is to try to be through there on a Sunday if possible and after 10am and before 2pm on weekdays. Saturdays can be hit or miss but better than a weekday. If going through in the evening, after 8pm it calms down some, but I've hit jams at midnight, so always use WAZE.

[worahm]

Because of the storm, I delayed returning to Florida from South Jersey until Thursday night. I Left at midnight.

Found the roads were clear around DC and the traffic was very light. I used the 295 beltway rather then 495. I found pretty much the same thing through the Richmond, VA area, where there were flashing signs that read that the roads were being sprayed with de-icer and might be "slippery". The outside temperature was 39 degrees F. There were times when there were no head lights behind me and no tail lights in front of me for as far as I could see.

The only heavy traffic I experienced was at 4:00pm, in Ocala and South to Lady Lake, which took over an hour. I was able to maintain the speed limit + or -- 5mph throughout most of the trip. Police presence though out the entire trip was very very sparse.

Total driving time was 17 hours, including four stops to fuel the car, hit the men's room, walk and feed Tyler my dog (who slept most of the way) and buy coffee and a sandwich. I spent 20 minutes resting my eyes in a rest area at approximately 4am.

Until 5 years ago, when my wife was unable to make the trip because of her health, I drove from Florida to South Jersey and back twice a year for 24 years. This trip was undoubtedly the least stressful, with less traffic then any trip I have made. I am 88 years old and have eyesight corrected to 20/20 with glasses.

[njbchbum]

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I wish I could find a place that accurately publishes all current highway construction projects so we can choose our trip routs accordingly, but nothing seems to exist. I suspect the information is not made public because local areas undergoing construction don’t want travelers to know since the will avoid the area and not spend money on hotels, food, gas tax, etc… in their area?

Have you not used the I95 Exit Guide ps://www.i95exitguide.com and specifically I-95 Road Construction : I-95 Exit Guide (https://www.i95exitguide.com/road-construction/)

The section on Traffic often discusses current and upcoming construction work. We use that and each of the State DOT websites that usually list project work.

Hope that helps.

[Janet1946]

Several (well, more than several) years ago we hosted an exchange student from Switzerland. At the time we lived in SC PA. The entire time he was with us , he complained about how we’d never driven in a ‘real’ snowstorm. Until we were on our way back from visiting family in Ohio, on the infamous PA Turnpike, when the snow began to fall. It was one of the scariest nights of my life — and probably his as well: never made another comment about snowstorms and roads again.

[tophcfa]

The situation that unfolded during last January’s storm was like never before. There have been several times in the past that a winter storm has caused tractor trailers to jackknife and close a major interstate, stranding thousands of vehicles overnight in the cold. The difference this time is that many of the vehicles stranded were EV’s. Trying to heat the stranded EV’s overnight rapidly drained their power sources. When they finally attempted to open the road it became close to impossible because it was littered and clogged up with dead EV’s. The stranded internal combustion engine vehicles still had plenty of fuel, but had to wait hours for the road blocking EV’s to be removed from the highway. Add that to the list of several reasons to not get one of those things.

[Bill14564]

The situation that unfolded during last January’s storm was like never before. There have been several times in the past that a winter storm has caused tractor trailers to jackknife and close a major interstate, stranding thousands of vehicles overnight in the cold. The difference this time is that many of the vehicles stranded were EV’s. Trying to heat the stranded EV’s overnight rapidly drained their power sources. When they finally attempted to open the road it became close to impossible because it was littered and clogged up with dead EV’s. The stranded internal combustion engine vehicles still had plenty of fuel, but had to wait hours for the road blocking EV’s to be removed from the highway. Add that to the list of several reasons to not get one of those things.

Any source for that claim? I'm surprised something like that didn't make headlines on multiple papers.

[Stu from NYC]

Any source for that claim? I'm surprised something like that didn't make headlines on multiple papers.

Does it fit the narrative of most news papers?

[Bill14564]

Any source for that claim? I'm surprised something like that didn't make headlines on multiple papers.

Does it fit the narrative of most news papers?

While I disagree with what you are implying, even if it was true there would still be some that would report the facts. Yet I can find NO article that mentions EVs being a significant part of the cleanup.

One can dislike EVs for valid reasons but it really hurts the argument to make stuff up.

[JMintzer]

The situation that unfolded during last January’s storm was like never before. There have been several times in the past that a winter storm has caused tractor trailers to jackknife and close a major interstate, stranding thousands of vehicles overnight in the cold. The difference this time is that many of the vehicles stranded were EV’s. Trying to heat the stranded EV’s overnight rapidly drained their power sources. When they finally attempted to open the road it became close to impossible because it was littered and clogged up with dead EV’s. The stranded internal combustion engine vehicles still had plenty of fuel, but had to wait hours for the road blocking EV’s to be removed from the highway. Add that to the list of several reasons to not get one of those things.

Apparently, the EVs weren't the problem...

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