Are hybrid-electric vehicles safe in an electrical storm?
October 2, 2009 in Alternative Fuel Vehicles
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bubbaboeing questioned:
Probably a dumb question… But in view of the fact that of the boost of gripping in this type of car, does that mean you’d be more liable to attract lightning all owing to a storm?
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They are ashore by the rubber tires.
As safe as any additional vehicle with rubber tires; the rubber tires will ground you and insulate you in case of lightning strike or electrocution in case of fallen potential lines.
No problem.
They use electricity; they don’t attract it.
Lightning only decides in the last 100 meters where it is inane to strike.
A car – any car – protects its inhabitants by guiding the electricity around the outside.
It is conceivable that electrical systems will be smashed even if, and a hybrid vehicle has more extensive and pricey electrical systems to hurt. But that only comes in to play if it’s hit. A hybrid’s opportunity of being paid hit is no uncommon from any additional vehicle.
Use of electricity does not attract electricity, in this case lightning. The rubber tires also ground the vehicle..
Hybrid vehicles are safe in an electrical storm. Until one gets hit I guess we won’t really know how it will chat the controller, but the driver and passengers are safe. 300 volts doesn’t attract 200 million volts any more than 12 volts does.
As a side note I force even feel safer, in view of the fact that if here ever was a “boom” hybrids ordinarily have a smaller gas tank.