
if theres pics of this event, feel free to post them up.
if a car was struck by lightning, all its electrics would be history.
Matt
That is a pretty hard question to answer not knowing the extent of the damage. If the damage is not bodywork and is contained to the electronics then it totally depends on the replacement cost of the ECU etc.Carlton wrote: so it really is impossible to repair a lightning struck car?
Squiggles wrote: Will electric cars attract lightning?
acmotor wrote:Squiggles wrote: Will electric cars attract lightning?
Not for any reason I can imagine !
In fact it seems from googling that it is the 12V system that suffers in a lightning strike (ECU and CAN bus systems). Much the same systems in all vehicles.
The traction voltage/pack is so well shielded/insulated that the outside world (lightning included) is non the wiser.
Electric vehicles attracting lightning would be a real urban myth. Oil companies would like to spread that one !
Squiggles wrote: Yes, but there would be no better way for a fast recharge![]()
coulomb wrote: Actually, I'm not sure that lightning lasts that long. So you might have to hang around for it to strike twice
coulomb wrote:Squiggles wrote: Yes, but there would be no better way for a fast recharge![]()
Heh, let's see... assume a 25 kWh pack, so that's 25 * 3600 = 90 000 kJ or 90 x 10^6 joules. At 1.21 JW (I'll assume that's 1.21 * 10^9 W), that's a full charge in 74 * 10^-3 seconds, or 74 ms.
That's lightning fast!![]()
Actually, I'm not sure that lightning lasts that long. So you might have to hang around for it to strike twice![]()
Also, it may exceed 6C briefly... In fact, 74 ms is 2.1 x 10^-5 hours, so that's actually 48,600 C![]()