Tonight I learned that when my electric car gets down to 5% battery, it sounds an alarm.
And that when it gets down to 4% battery, it sounds a louder alarm.
And that when it gets down to 3% battery, it engages 'limited performance' mode and shows a picture of a tortoise.
And that when it gets down to 2%, and you've already turned off the heating and the radio and you're wondering how much power the windscreen wipers are using... that's when it stops
showing you it's estimated range.
Fortunately, I then only had half a mile left to go. But for a while there it felt a little bit hairy!
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Electronic car dashboard showing 3% battery, a 'limited performance' warning, and an icon of a turtle in a yellow circle.
Can it pop out some pedals on the passenger side so your passenger can contribute a little bit of charge? Get you another 10 meters of range?
Or just a floor panel that opens and transforms it into a Flintstones car?
Take a bucket and go door-to-door asking for 9v batteries
Overwhelming empathy. I've felt what you feel, little car.
gaaah i have range anxiety just seeing this! I think weโve only gotten home with less than 5% once and even that made me twitchy enough to keep looking up the different charging places on the way home!