[beach43ofus]

Originally Posted by Corrie22

..but how would you carry an extra set of batteries....and wouldn't that cost a fortune??

https://www.popsci.com/science/elect...-battery-swap/

[Corrie22]

^ honest I just don't see how that's workable at all

It would take a huge mountain of batteries....and it's the batteries that are polluting

...and you still can't take them with you like gas cans....so you're going to have to line up somewhere to change them

over 7 million evacuated for Irma

a hybrid...like Harry did....you can take it with you

[davephan]

I think the solution for evacuating from a hurricane with an EV is to haul a trailer, towing a gasoline powered electric generator. You could also haul many 5 gallon gasoline cans to fill up the electric generator. But the question you'd need to answer is how large would the electric generator need to fast charge the EV. The fast charging would take many times as long, compared to filling your gasoline powered vehicle. If the generator wasn't large enough, you'd be stuck for probably 8 to 12 hours, waiting for the slow charging to be completed.

But the other problem you'd have is all the dead EV's on the road ahead of you, that are clogging up the road because of their limited range. At least with gasoline powered vehicles, it would be easy to haul several 5 gallon gasoline cans to extend your range. You could refill your gasoline tank in a few minutes. It would take a long time to recharge an EV, even if you towed a gasoline generator that was large enough to fast charge the EV.

[LKJ1988]

Just go down with the ship. I would never leave the house since they won't let you back in and if i am gonna lose it all then i am gonna take myself out anyways. Just thinking of 6 months with no A/C is enough to end it right now.

[LKJ1988]

Originally Posted by davephan

I think the solution for evacuating from a hurricane with an EV is to haul a trailer, towing a gasoline powered electric generator. You could also haul many 5 gallon gasoline cans to fill up the electric generator. But the question you'd need to answer is how large would the electric generator need to fast charge the EV. The fast charging would take many times as long, compared to filling your gasoline powered vehicle. If the generator wasn't large enough, you'd be stuck for probably 8 to 12 hours, waiting for the slow charging to be completed.

But the other problem you'd have is all the dead EV's on the road ahead of you, that are clogging up the road because of their limited range. At least with gasoline powered vehicles, it would be easy to haul several 5 gallon gasoline cans to extend your range. You could refill your gasoline tank in a few minutes. It would take a long time to recharge an EV, even if you towed a gasoline generator that was large enough to fast charge the EV.

A EV magee sitting dead still phil will out last any gas car. Sit both side by side clyde and see what car runs the longest.

[gypsychic]

Well since we live in Lakeland now, we would not be going anywhere. Really no better place to be unless leaving Florida altogether, which we would not do. Anywhere in Florida can be risky in a strong enough hurricane. Rather not be stuck on the road. Our house in Sarasota doesn't have anything valuable there, and the lot is worth the same with or without the house.

[Lillie767]

So- it looks as if we are going to end August without any major storms.

Before I celebrate, do you think that September will have all the accumulated storms we didn't have so far this year>

[LKJ1988]

Originally Posted by Lillie767

So- it looks as if we are going to end August without any major storms.

Before I celebrate, do you think that September will have all the accumulated storms we didn't have so far this year>

As i said months ago jed dust is making it a bust for any action. I would love a stuck CAT 3 80 miles to my northwest and bring me 30" of rain jane. Make up for 3 super dry years in a row bro.

[wizrap]

Originally Posted by Lillie767

So- it looks as if we are going to end August without any major storms.

Before I celebrate, do you think that September will have all the accumulated storms we didn't have so far this year>

I sure hope not. I was just thinking of Hurricane Andrew this week; I remember I was watching the trees swirl from my 4th floor condo in Broward 30 years ago, hunkered down for God knows what. It kept getting bigger and stronger the closer it got to South Florida. The weather people were saying it was going to hit the Turkey Point Nuclear Power Plant and I just had visions of radioactive fallout along with the falling trees.

I went down to Homestead with a client later on after the storm; she had learned that the National Guard was asking for volunteers to help hand out food and clear debris. I’ll never forget that mess. We were down there for the day, and at the end of it all, it didn’t look like I had made any difference, there was such a mess.

[LKJ1988]

Originally Posted by wizrap

I sure hope not. I was just thinking of Hurricane Andrew this week; I remember I was watching the trees swirl from my 4th floor condo in Broward 30 years ago, hunkered down for God knows what. It kept getting bigger and stronger the closer it got to South Florida. The weather people were saying it was going to hit the Turkey Point Nuclear Power Plant and I just had visions of radioactive fallout along with the falling trees.

I went down to Homestead with a client later on after the storm; she had learned that the National Guard was asking for volunteers to help hand out food and clear debris. I’ll never forget that mess. We were down there for the day, and at the end of it all, it didn’t look like I had made any difference, there was such a mess.

We never got a thing from it in Tampa and i was so upset. Never any action in my area.