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Friend of mine bought an EV. Didn't even last a month. He landed in a tree.
What was the issue? Do you know?
Probably turned off traction control and floored it. EVs have some pretty solid acceleration and weight a bit more than their ICE counterparts.
Nope, he drove 80km/h with traction control, but lost consciousness somehow. No lines on the road (out in the German countryside) so no line assist. Car went straight when there was a very mild turn, so he drove off the road, into some uphill ridge whi h launched him, woke up when flying through the air after which he landed in a bunch of trees. This is where he landed. He luckily only had 4 broken ribs.
Daaaamn crazy story. Scary you can just tap out like that. Good on him he didn't get injured too much
Lost consciousness for a bit. Unknown why.
Not really the fault of the EV then tho :D