Anyone Affected by Helene?

[Snakebitten]

Ironically, I purchased a Powerboost F150 as a response to "The Texas Freeze". I say ironically because I have lived down on the Texas Gulf Coast for nearly 70 years and it wasn't one of the dozen Hurricanes that put the Powerboost in my barn. ??

Anyways, I lost count on how many times that onboard tea-sipping 7.2KW generator has come into play. Sometimes for maybe 5 minutes. Several times for multiple days. And most times for a few minutes to a few hours.
And because of the generator having a drivetrain attached, it's been driven to the spot in need.

I've used it to power the L1/L2 charging as well, so although arguably not the most efficient method for converting gasoline into EV electrons, it's a great way to get a few KWH's into the Mach-E in a pinch.

Ford probably loves it when I point out that an F150 Powerboost and a Mach-E go together like peaches and cream.

Having said all that, I'm hurricane weary at the moment. Looking forward to season getting over for me and my Gulf Coast neighbors.

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[Mach1E]

It's actually just yes. Back up power is still power. ? It's just more reliable power. If for some reason those generators fail or are damaged, pumps still won't work.

Really emphasizes just how dependent humans are on electricity.

For sure.

But still doesn’t change the fact that you don’t want to evacuate Florida in an EV and you definitely don’t want one parked in your garage if it might flood with saltwater.

Flood= bad
Flooded EV= catastrophic house fire

Literally just got a notice on my phone from our local government reminding people to park their EVs away from any structures with the potential 11-15 ft surge we may get here on Wednesday.

It isn’t as simple as “which vehicle is better in a natural disaster.”

The answer is- it depends.

Saltwater flooding and it’s not EV.
Evacuate far? Not EV

Short term power outages? EV is fine if not preferred.

 

[Guss-E 2021]

For sure.

But still doesn’t change the fact that you don’t want to evacuate Florida in an EV and you definitely don’t want one parked in your garage if it might flood with saltwater.

Flood= bad
Flooded EV= catastrophic house fire

Literally just got a notice on my phone from our local government reminding people to park their EVs away from any structures with the potential 11-15 ft surge we may get here on Wednesday.

It isn’t as simple as “which vehicle is better in a natural disaster.”

The answer is- it depends.

Saltwater flooding and it’s not EV.
Evacuate far? Not EV

Short term power outages? EV is fine if not preferred.

I agree though I was never debating which vehicle was better. I was only commenting on a gas pumps need for electricity to operate. Nothing more.

 

[leehinde]

Many cars and golf carts caught fire last week on the barrier islands.

Flooded EV= catastrophic house fire

I've seen a picture of one Tesla that blew up and quite a few quotes like that but no data. Do we know about other cars that burned up after exposure to salt water?

 

[Mach1E]

I've seen a picture of one Tesla that blew up and quite a few quotes like that but no data. Do we know about other cars that burned up after exposure to salt water?

Multiple reports from local firefighter friends. First hand reports.

Also saw some posts from locals on social media.

Didn’t get details on whether they were Teslas or other brands though.

Same thing happened during Hurricane Ian last year.

I put my car up high in a parking garage for Hurricane Milton. The parking garage had tons of Teslas and other EVs.

Our local government posted this alert-

Here is a video of the Tesla that burned a house down from flooding during Hurricane Helene-
https://www.tiktok.com/discover/anna-maria-island-tesla-fire

And another video-

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