Imagine I-95 catastrophe with EVs

There's one major point this misses: when it's this cold, you're leaving the engine on in your ICE vehicle for heat, and an idling engine will drain a full gas tank much faster than an EV's heater will drain a full battery. See also https://www.reddit.com/r/TeslaLounge/comments/rw7reo/people_...

I don't see many facts shared in this article. An anecdote about a Tesla driver lacking a blanket. I don't understand what that's got to do with the car's energy source? And the point that gasoline can be delivered to a stranded motorist more easily than extra electric charge. I mean, when every car is electric, then hopefully there will be a way to transfer charge from one to another, like my phone can charge my friend's.

This is bog standard clean tech skepticism warmed up and ladled over a recent event for a newshook. And solar power doesn’t work when the suns not shining. Ok.