Comment by magicalhippo

15 days ago

> They rely on a 12 V battery or a 48 V battery like a normal car.

Which leads to "fun" situations when that battery runs out, like not being able to get into your car or start it. However not much power is needed, so a tiny portable jump pack is enough to get things going.

Both me and my sister has experienced this, me a Nissan Leaf and her a VW ID.4, good times.

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Loudergood  14 days ago

Both my old Bolt and Ioniq 5 had alternate key entry systems in the door handles.

  • magicalhippo  14 days ago

    Fair enough, at least my Leaf had that too, and I guess the ID.4 as well. However for the Leaf and my current car it's just the driver side, and you still can't get the car started, or turn on the heat say.

    The latter can be an issue as my sister got stranded in the mountains during winter. Battery ran flat while they were on a long ski trip, and they couldn't get it fired up when they got back. Took a few hours before rescue vehicle arrived and gave them a boost.