[Bill14564]

Originally Posted by Driller703

It’s too bad that the other drivers of all the dead Teslas that littered the highway weren’t as smart or as lucky as you apparently are.

What other dead Teslas? Any link to reporting on that? See post #10.

[Driller703]

Originally Posted by Rocksnap

Yet another reason while I won’t own an EV as an only car, which is my case.
Until Toyota comes out with their NEW battery with a 600 mile range and a 40 year life span.
Imagine being able to swap your battery from car to car every X many years.

I think an EV, like a golf cart, may be fine for zipping around in the bubble. However, I would never consider driving one on a long trip. The downside far outweighs the upside, IMHO.

[defrey12]

Originally Posted by CarlR33

I have electric (Tesla) now what?

You might want to check, but I believe EVs are ILLEGAL if a hurricane evacuation is called in Florida. I know when EVs first came out they were. Maybe it's changed?

[Bill14564]

Originally Posted by defrey12

You might want to check, but I believe EVs are ILLEGAL if a hurricane evacuation is called in Florida. I know when EVs first came out they were. Maybe it's changed?

???? EVs are illegal? Do the EV-police check your garage and issue tickets for your now-illegal vehicle? Will there be checkpoints before getting onto the Turnpike, I4, I75, etc? (unfortunately, I can imagine the state trying some of that)

In 2023 some legislator made a comment about banning EVs during an evacuation. I can find the comment but no reference to an actual bill.

In 2024 FDOT deployed emergency charging stations along evacuation routes.

[Regorp]

Originally Posted by Flyers999

My fellow Floridians. Please keep you gas tank at least ¾ filled until the hurricane season is over. Two years ago today, on October 5, 2024 Hurricane Milton hit the west coast of Florida and traveled completely through south Florida and exited on the Atlantic. An estimated six million Floridians were ordered to evacuate. The only problem was, to evacuate you need gasoline and when the southern evacuees got to this section of Florida, there was no gas to be bought! What the locals did was fill up on gasoline the night before! That’s too late.
Thanks for listening.

Fortunately, this is the year without hurricanes, so not an issue to spend the extra dollars on gasoline. But having experience with blizzards in New England for most of my life, filling your gas tank a few days before storms arrive is a no brainer.

[Fastskiguy]

Originally Posted by LeRoySmith

I went 732 miles today between gas stops on a cross country trip, the light was on when I stopped but I still had a little left in the tank. F150 with the large capacity fuel tank. I think that will get us clear of the hurricane.

you must have one hell of a bladder, that's an incredibly long run at one time

[JRcorvette]

Originally Posted by CarlR33

I have electric (Tesla) now what?

Head out early ….

[midiwiz]

Originally Posted by Flyers999

My fellow Floridians. Please keep you gas tank at least ¾ filled until the hurricane season is over. Two years ago today, on October 5, 2024 Hurricane Milton hit the west coast of Florida and traveled completely through south Florida and exited on the Atlantic. An estimated six million Floridians were ordered to evacuate. The only problem was, to evacuate you need gasoline and when the southern evacuees got to this section of Florida, there was no gas to be bought! What the locals did was fill up on gasoline the night before! That’s too late.
Thanks for listening.

um yeah, in the year that we aren't going to get hit with one..... you got it.

[Michael G.]

Originally Posted by CarlR33

I have electric (Tesla) now what?

Simple, buy portable generator.

[DonnaNi4os]

The chances that The Villages will be evacuated is extremely doubtful

[Fastskiguy]

Originally Posted by Driller703

I think an EV, like a golf cart, may be fine for zipping around in the bubble. However, I would never consider driving one on a long trip. The downside far outweighs the upside, IMHO.

They are amazing on a road trip as they do almost all of the work. Unless you are a real cannonballer, the car ends up waiting for you, not the other way around. And what's really nuts is that our car has a 255 mile range (down from 270 after 60000 miles) and it's still fantastic for road tripping. Drive a couple of hours, get a splash of juice, then a couple more, it's a delightful way to travel. On an 800 mile run in one day you're looking at 1/2-1 hour more in total time.

[biker1]

That was a myth from 2022. It started as a Washington Post article about "what if" and then morphed into "it happened". In reality, there were a lot of disabled cars and I'm sure some of them were EVs. Statements such as "the roads were clogged up with EVs" and they were responsible for traffic not moving the next day is nonsense.

Originally Posted by Driller703

It’s too bad that the other drivers of all the dead Teslas that littered the highway weren’t as smart or as lucky as you apparently are.

[biker1]

No truth in that.

Originally Posted by defrey12

You might want to check, but I believe EVs are ILLEGAL if a hurricane evacuation is called in Florida. I know when EVs first came out they were. Maybe it's changed?

[Blackie]

Originally Posted by Driller703

It’s too bad that the other drivers of all the dead Teslas that littered the highway weren’t as smart or as lucky as you apparently are.

That’s not me in the article, I'm just sharing an actual first hand report!

As for the ‘dead Teslas littering the highway,' that turned out to be a social media myth. Fact-checks by organizations like PolitiFact and automotive journalists who reviewed the Virginia State Police logs and driver reports found zero evidence of EVs failing or being abandoned during that storm—gas-powered cars and semi-trucks running out of fuel were the actual culprits.

If you've got links or documentation showing a bunch of dead EVs from that gridlock, feel free to share them!

[jimjamuser]

Originally Posted by CarlR33

I have electric (Tesla) now what?

Buy a portable gasoline generator to recharge your batteries with.