Rain, snow and freezing weather are coming, and if you want to drive an electric car back to your hometown for the New Year, it is best to remember these points

Recently, Hubei, northern Hunan and other places have experienced a large degree of rain, snow and freezing weather, which has had a great impact on the transportation of ordinary people.

Approaching the Chinese New Year, many friends wanted to take advantage of the early holiday time to drive to their hometowns from Guangdong, Hunan and other places, but they never thought that the blizzard + freezing rain directly paralyzed some high-speed sections, resulting in many friends returning to their hometowns and being trapped on the highway for more than ten hours. In this difficult and long wait, some people picked up firewood on the side of the road to keep warm, and some people climbed over the fence to forage for food, which shows how inconvenient the rain, snow and freezing weather is for our friends who drive home during the Spring Festival.

Since the rain, snow and freezing weather are coming, and it is inevitable, we also recommend those friends who want to drive an electric car back for the New Year, it is best to keep these points in mind before driving, let's take a look.

1. Electric vehicles generally accelerate quickly, have high torque, and are equipped with rear-wheel drive, so they should slow down in rain, snow and freezing weather

I believe that friends who have a certain understanding of new energy vehicles must know that in fact, driving in freezing rain and snow, compared with the range anxiety of winter battery life discount, is more worried about the safety problems such as fast acceleration, high torque and unstable handling caused by rear-wheel drive of electric vehicles.

After all, rear-drive cars are more likely to produce a "pendulum" phenomenon under the low adhesion road surface, so if you also encounter freezing rain and heavy snow weather like Hunan, Hubei and other places, the driving conditions on the high-speed road will naturally become more difficult to control.

In addition, compared with fuel vehicles, electric vehicles generally have the characteristics of large starting torque and fast acceleration, which are definitely advantages if they are driven in ordinary cities. But if it is placed in the ice and snow road conditions in Hunan, Hubei and other places, this kind of excessively strong torque output and acceleration performance is not necessarily a good thing.

You know, too strong power output will make the electronic system unable to effectively control, thus increasing the degree of skidding, and some vehicles will not even be able to start normally on the ramp. Therefore, electric vehicles should be cautious and slow down in rainy and snowy weather.

For us tram owners, if you encounter ice and snow on the highway, you must avoid stepping on the electric (gas) door and braking suddenly. Because the big foot valve will cause the vehicle to suddenly have a large torque output, which will cause the tires to spin and skid. Sudden braking, on the other hand, will cause the vehicle to be too late to brake, the braking distance will be extended, and the risk of losing control of the vehicle will occur.

Therefore, when driving on ice and snow roads, tram owners must maintain a peaceful driving mentality and achieve a safe following distance longer than usual, so as to greatly reduce the possibility of danger on the highway.

2. The winter battery life of electric vehicles will be discounted, and you must be fully charged before going to the highway and plan your trip in advance

Every year during the Spring Festival, the highway will be congested, which is not only a norm, but also related to the driving behavior of some drivers who do not obey the traffic rules. For tram owners, it is certain that the battery life of electric vehicles will be discounted in winter, and extreme weather such as traffic jams, low temperatures, rain, snow and ice may be encountered on the way, so you must fill the car power before getting on the highway.

The picture shows villagers on the side of the highway organizing themselves to provide hot water and instant noodles to passengers stuck on the highway

Also, if you've driven more than 300 kilometers back to your hometown, it's even more important to plan your trip in advance. Because even if your electric car can reach 600 kilometers, if you encounter freezing rain, snow and traffic jams, you can basically run a range of about 300 kilometers, so in order to avoid the occurrence of the vehicle without power, travel planning is extremely important.

In my opinion, if you travel more than 300 kilometers to return home, you must first be able to drive the tram without driving the tram, because it is easier to refuel than the tram, and there are many gas stations in the service area, so it saves a lot of unnecessary trouble.

Secondly, if you must drive a tram, then after driving more than 100 kilometers and the power has dropped by almost 40-50%, it is best to replenish the energy of the vehicle first to prevent traffic jams and inability to move without knowing what the reason is ahead. Although this is a little troublesome, it can prevent some uncontrollable traffic accidents or traffic jams, and ensure that the vehicle can be driven by electricity, the people in the car have heating to blow, and will not be frozen in heavy snow.

Finally, in the part of itinerary planning, it also includes the dry food, water, warm equipment, basic rescue tools and some medicines that you need to prepare in advance during the drive, as well as small items that can solve your personal health needs. Therefore, after doing this, even if there is heavy snow and frozen road traffic jams on the highway, we will not be completely panicked, as the saying goes: "Be prepared to be safe", and I hope that everyone can be unimpeded during the Spring Festival driving home.

3. Tram owners should prepare snow chains in advance to prevent tire slippage under low adhesion roads

Finally, if you are driving a tram, it is best to have snow chains with four tires in advance, based on the characteristics of the tram with high torque, fast acceleration, and rear-wheel drive.

After all, sometimes no one knows that they will be stuck on the highway, especially when it is freezing rain and heavy snow, so if you bring four snow chains, it will definitely be better and more efficient for the normal operation of the vehicle. For others, if you drive a safer tram and have less chance of getting into a traffic accident, will it improve the efficiency of traffic on the entire highway?

Therefore, I recommend that you prepare snow chains in advance, which can not only prevent tire slippage in low adhesion conditions such as freezing rain and snow, ensure safety, but also improve traffic efficiency, which can be described as killing two birds with one stone. Therefore, you must not feel troublesome, early in the car to prepare this tool will only be beneficial, not bad, this is also a suggestion and advice we give to the majority of car owners.

Finally, although the news reports say that this year is the strongest rain, snow and freezing weather in winter since 2009, we still hope that car owners and friends can drive back to their hometowns safely and smoothly, and also hope that the rain, snow and freezing weather that is being "encountered" across the country can end as soon as possible, and we will have a happy reunion year.

(Text/Youshi Auto Dazhuo)

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