> In a gasoline car you would at least stay warm while waiting for the road to be unblocked. With an electric car, this might easily turn into a survival situat

> In a gasoline car you would at least stay warm while waiting for the road to be unblocked. With an electric car, this might easily turn into a survival situation. Actually, a Tesla would keep you warm while waiting for longer than your gasoline car. A 2 liter engine, idling at 700 rpm, will consume about .32 gallons per hour. A 15 gallon tank then gives you 46 hours of heat. A 85 kilowatt hour battery pack can run a 1000 watt cabin heater for 85 hours. That's almost twice as long. If you travelled 50 miles from home before getting stuck, the gasoline car will have 40 hours of heating time left, and the EV will have 68 hours of heating time left.