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In all seriousness, what does an electric car owner do if power goes out for a week or more, like after a hurricane?


The same thing people who can't get gas after a hurricane do.

(If you're worried about it running down to the point where it damages the battery, that takes more than a few weeks).


How much longer? NY Times' Tesla test drive saw loss of over 55 miles in range just sitting overnight, which was backed up by the data in Elon Musk's rebuttal [1] (yet ignored by him...)

Anyway, my experience with blizzards is that it's not unusual for the power to commercial districts and gas stations to be restored within a day, yet for some residential areas to remain without power a week later. Plus, more gas stations are installing generators. [2]

[1] http://www.teslamotors.com/sites/default/files/blog_images/r...

[2] http://www.ny1.com/content/news/201898/fema-funds-to-help-ny...


I remember reading somewhere they patched the software to fix that overnight loss to just a few watts.

It is used to keep the battery warm and electronics running.


if power goes out for a week or more, in the event of something as severe as a hurricane, I think driving will be one of your last concerns.

Also note, without power, you're not pumping any gas either, so the problem is the same. Also likely a hurricane is going to destroy roads, traffic lights will be out, etc. etc.




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