[reaperducer]

I wonder how electric cars fare with deep water.

The ground clearance for my EV is 7 inches. The manual specifies it can handle 18 inches of water.

I don't know if that's the point where water messes with the electronics, or a swift current would start to move it sideways.

[Scoundreller]

It’s probably all well and good until a vehicle gets old and gaskets no longer seal, immersion becomes more of quicker contributor to failure, electric or not. E.g. cracked boots on a ball joint or not so sealed wheel bearings.

Also why I don’t like pressure washing anything mechanical.

E.g. Drove through a heavy rain storm and my ecu decided one of my wheel speed sensors was faulty and suspended my abs and traction control. Even after drying it out on a nice day of driving, the error persisted but I was able to reset it with my vehicle specific obd reader and not an issue again. Ugh.

[justinclift]

> I don't know if that's the point where water messes with the electronics, or a swift current would start to move it sideways.

Flotation might also be a possibility?

[bruckie]

Less of a possibility than in a similar combustion vehicle, though, since EVs tend to be heavier.