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VTGrown t1_j9uhs3v wrote

Someone should have loaned that Tesla driver an electric can so they could get a few gallons at the nearest electric station and bring it back to their car. Maybe some tire chains too.

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OkayKoke t1_j9uknwb wrote

The car being electric has nothing to do with this situation. This is just an idiot driver

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VTGrown t1_j9ux1jd wrote

Maybe it's not causation but correlation?

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Reasonable_Bend_1472 t1_j9umgso wrote

They are an idiot (driver and parent post), but it is a valid concern: You can carry 50 miles of ICE range in a plastic jug.

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OkayKoke t1_j9un35d wrote

Cool, how’s that gas can going to help an ICE sedan get up this unmaintained road? It’s completely irrelevant to this situation

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Hanginon t1_j9upuvx wrote

How about real snow tires? Driving skills and good decision making?

Can you carry them too and add them on when needed?

I see plenty of low ground clearance + summer tires vehicles stuck on Vermont back roads every year. Wait until mud season and you've got a 50/50 chance of seeing one high centered in the middle of any -mud- dirt road.

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meinblown t1_j9ut2qf wrote

Now explain the high number of lifted pickups seen on their roofs in the median of the highway in the middle of summer.

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Hanginon t1_j9uuvrm wrote

Remember those kids in school who paid no attention in basic science class? IE. Newtons' laws, etc.

"ThIs Is StUpId. I'm nEvEr GoInG tO UsE ThIs!"

They were right, they still don't. ¯\_( ͡❛ ͜ʖ ͡❛)_/¯

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StrikingExamination6 t1_j9ujp5w wrote

Is there a gas station on that stretch of road?

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OkayKoke t1_j9ukiik wrote

No. This guy is just electric car bashing

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cpujockey t1_j9uq5dr wrote

depends on the station. some have towing services. even EV chargers!

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OkayKoke t1_j9us49k wrote

Yeah but there is no gas station on this road. The closest ones are on 7a or 100.

I’ve driven this road countless times. The issue here probably isn’t a dead battery. It’s that this western section is an unmaintained road in the winter. The driver probably got stuck and/or gave up when they realized the road wouldn’t be plowed if they kept going.

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VTGrown t1_j9v6z5y wrote

But are there electric stations?

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OkayKoke t1_j9vgu3q wrote

Not on this road. The closest ones are on 7a and 100, right near the gas stations.

We don’t know if this Tesla was stopped because of battery issues. It looks like it’s stopped because it’s a sedan without snow tires driving on an unplowed road. It got stuck because it’s owner was an idiot and driving it in conditions unsuitable for its tires and ground clearance.

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Twombls t1_j9usgkl wrote

There are probably electric cars that exist that can handle that stretch of road with ease.

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