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“This is Crazy, It’s a Disaster”
– Public Charging Stations Turn into
Electric ‘Car Graveyards’ in Bitter
Chicago Cold (Video)

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Posted By: Imright, 1/16/2024 4:13:13 PM

Electric vehicle owners in the Chicago area have not been able to charge their overpriced method of transportation in the bitter cold this week, leaving scenes of dead electric cars littered across public charging stations. It turns out buying a worthless car to virtue-signal for the environment has unintended consequences. Fox Chicago reported Monday the charging stations have turned into electric car graveyards over the past two days as temperatures in the Windy City and its suburbs have dipped to the negative double digits. One man, Tyler Beard, to the outlet he had been trying to recharge his Tesla at an Oak Brook Tesla supercharging station since Sunday afternoon.

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Reply 1 - Posted by: formerNYer 1/16/2024 4:15:40 PM (No. 1637725)
A fool and their money..........
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Reply 2 - Posted by: DVC 1/16/2024 4:18:12 PM (No. 1637726)
New info for me. Apparently in the extreme cold a Tesla cannot charge at all, even at their hugely expensive supercharger charging stations. One guy spent three hours, got zero charge.
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Reply 3 - Posted by: Gordon Freeman 1/16/2024 4:23:04 PM (No. 1637733)
The turkeys have come home to roost? I think it’s funny because those people are kinda stupid?
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Reply 4 - Posted by: red1066 1/16/2024 4:31:00 PM (No. 1637738)
I wonder if the electric vehicle market will drop even farther in Chicago after this.
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Reply 5 - Posted by: marbles 1/16/2024 4:33:31 PM (No. 1637744)
It's not if this was not known by those in charge.
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Reply 6 - Posted by: MrDeplorable 1/16/2024 4:43:42 PM (No. 1637752)
EV, call home!
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Reply 7 - Posted by: jalo1951 1/16/2024 4:47:16 PM (No. 1637755)
LOL, excuse me but I have to pick myself up off the floor. I fell out of my chair. This is just too funny. Can I be the first "we told you so". Jackass.
24 people like this.

Reply 8 - Posted by: Mcscow sailor 1/16/2024 4:51:11 PM (No. 1637758)
When the big battery goes to zero, it apparently draws down a little secondary battery. The secondary has to be repowered with a standard battery charger, to light up the electronics, so that the supercharger can be electronically connected to the big battery.
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Reply 9 - Posted by: wilarrbie 1/16/2024 4:57:42 PM (No. 1637762)
I had expressed a MUCH longer opinion of this matter, which for expediency, I have edited down to: HAHAhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!
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Reply 10 - Posted by: udanja99 1/16/2024 5:52:17 PM (No. 1637800)
Feel good story of the day. Way back in November of 2012, I was on a business trip in the UK and caught a couple of guys on the radio recounting their experimental trip from London to Edinburgh trying out an EV. What should have been about a five hour trip took them two days for the same reasons stated in this article. It was bitter cold and not only did it take them hours and hours to charge their car, but they found that they couldn’t run the heater while driving or the battery would drain in no time. That was all I needed to hear to know that I would never contemplate buying an EV. I grew up in Florida - I don’t do cold.
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Reply 11 - Posted by: learner 1/16/2024 5:54:38 PM (No. 1637804)
Catch 22: Encourage greenhouse gasses in order to heat up the planet so the batteries will be warm enough to charge so we can combat climate change.
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Reply 12 - Posted by: Catherine 1/16/2024 5:57:28 PM (No. 1637806)
# 8 - I did not know this about two batteries. You mean they need a regular battery to charge the new fangled battery to run the car on electricity? That is hilarious. And people actually buy these things! Unbelievable.
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Reply 13 - Posted by: Starboard_side 1/16/2024 5:57:32 PM (No. 1637807)
What would be the comments if this was something that happened to a combustion engine vehicle which only had limited use and function? So, at best, this type of vehicle is a niche player for rich people who want to project they are "doing something", right?
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Reply 14 - Posted by: Dignitary Protection 1/16/2024 5:58:53 PM (No. 1637808)
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
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Reply 15 - Posted by: dbdiva 1/16/2024 6:02:26 PM (No. 1637812)
And they call US stupid and ignorant!!?? I guess we can put that canard to rest. We TRIED to tell them but as always, they know better than we do.
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Reply 16 - Posted by: Ida Lou Pino 1/16/2024 6:34:52 PM (No. 1637828)
Why would anyone want to play golf in -8 degree weather? No golf - - no need for golf carts. What am I missing?
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Reply 17 - Posted by: NorthStar 1/16/2024 6:38:17 PM (No. 1637830)
Baby its cold outside
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Reply 18 - Posted by: enemyofthestate 1/16/2024 6:57:25 PM (No. 1637842)
I suppose some things must be going right in Chicago, but they aren't making the news.
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Reply 19 - Posted by: czechlist 1/16/2024 7:05:10 PM (No. 1637846)
Stupid and ignorant have a difference. one can choose to be and remain ignorant. one has to realize they are stupid before they can progress to ignorant. I wonder how many would have bought EVs without taxpayer subsidies
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Reply 20 - Posted by: mc squared 1/16/2024 7:08:32 PM (No. 1637851)
I don't want to say 'I told you so', but I will. Suckers.
11 people like this.

Reply 21 - Posted by: ladydawgfan 1/16/2024 8:42:09 PM (No. 1637889)
Well, at least the EV suckers . . . er . . . owners don't have to worry about car jackets or "Kia Boyz!!" I had a car that I inherited from my grandfather when I was 18. It was a '65 Chrysler Newport and drove like a dream. One day, in my town in the "superboonies" of Chicago, we had a HIGH of -26°F, with a windchill of -92°. Everything was shut down because of the dangerous temps. My car was parked out on the street and I was worried it would be towed. So I bundled up and got in my car and cranked it. She groaned and grumbled, but she started up. I drove around the block on square tires until everything warmed up and then parked her in her spot off the street. Needless to say, this wouldn't have happened if she had been an EV.
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Reply 22 - Posted by: Heil Liberals 1/16/2024 11:37:11 PM (No. 1637933)
Every gasoline engine I have will fire up at 0º F. Electric is not ready for primetime. These batteries aren't either. I like Musk, but he's wrong about lithium batteries being the future power supply.
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Reply 23 - Posted by: Sorosisbehindit 1/17/2024 6:53:53 AM (No. 1637998)
The biggest suckers are the taxpayers who are supplementing the cost of those EVs. The government is propping up the sales, but they don't care about maintenance or fuel. Just wait until that big battery goes bad and you have to pay full price to replace it. Resale value is zero.
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Reply 24 - Posted by: DiegoDude 1/17/2024 8:04:33 AM (No. 1638060)
Obviously, people who bought their glorified golf carts, didn't do their homework. Lived in MT fir 33 yrs and subzero Temps were the norm. When I worked for the state, they gave us a Honda hybrid that turned into a parking lot ornament at -20. A full on EV in cold country, is for fools.
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Reply 25 - Posted by: ADNova 1/17/2024 10:27:28 AM (No. 1638200)
Someone should build a car that runs on smugness.
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Reply 26 - Posted by: mossley 1/19/2024 2:05:11 PM (No. 1639980)
Gee, it's too bad no one knew anything about how batteries perform in cold temperatures ...
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