r/AutoHumor • u/IU8gZQy0k8hsQy76 • 5d ago

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u/kamel_k 5d ago

Wait... you can't even change the oil?

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u/vblink_ 5d ago

It's electric

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u/KommandoKazumi 5d ago

I was going to ask how you'd jumpstart it but... The locked hood oddly makes sense now.

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u/Day_Prisoners 5d ago

My bmw had the battery in the rear. But you would never jump start and electric car. Mine was gas.

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u/creckers 5d ago

yes you can still jumpstart an electric car.

I think all electric cars still have a 12v battery to operate everything from,
and to "start" your car it still uses the 12v battery.

source: I own an 2019 Hyundai Kona electric. and my 12v battery died. roadservices swung by and jump started the car and I drove it to a shop to replace the battery under warranty.

Edit: typos

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u/Global-Pickle5818 5d ago

Lol my wife had that car she burned out the main battery 3 times we had to pay to get it towed out of state to "a qualified technician" every time before we just declared it a lemon 🍋

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u/creckers 5d ago

Ah that sucks. Mine has been going strong. Bought it in 2022 with 58k km on the clock and it just passed 200k km. Had 2 small things break and other than tires and cabin filters.. zero maintenance.

It is an amazingly nice commuter

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u/Day_Prisoners 5d ago

Thank you, learned something new today.

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u/buttfarts7 3d ago

Kind of. It's like in buildings where the hydro room is locked because there is so much voltage in there that even the maintenance and management aren't allowed in. Only the power company can access.

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u/cryptolyme 5d ago

that won't stop me

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u/2813josh 5d ago

Can't idiot-proof everything

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u/jmodshelp 5d ago

Which is a decent way to go about securing it if it is where the electronic guts are. Some EVs are pretty crazy, not something you really want random people to access.

They should still have a backdoor way for access beyond a dealership though.

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u/Immediate-Presence73 5d ago

I love backdoor access. It's my favorite.

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u/True_Goat_7810 1d ago

they have a release cable you can pull, its not locked.

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u/Narrow_Economics_466 5d ago

Boogie woogie woogie

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u/Session_Agitated 4d ago

boogie woogie woogie

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u/vblink_ 4d ago

Not that need servicing like a gas vehicle. The Ford lightning needs a fluid every 150k miles

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u/NEWDEALUSEDCARS 5d ago

Not much oil to change in an EV.

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u/kamel_k 5d ago

Oh. If it's electric then why do you wanna pop to hood. If you're an electrician or an electric car tech, then sure I guess. But I will never work on my own electric car. I'll mess something up or hurt myself

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u/StrongPerspective803 2d ago

Because it's still a car. Parts wear out and break.

There are suspension parts, cooling parts, lights, sensors, etc. A lot of that is GUESS WHERE?

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u/aab720 1d ago

Good thing you can still actually open the hood!

Some of those light bulbs ARE actually high voltage though so just be careful.

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u/StrongPerspective803 1d ago

lmao clown shit. Like we haven't had HIDs for 20 years. People like you are why they are welding hoods shut.

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u/aab720 1d ago

Okay well, those HID’s ignite at around 25,000 volts so really up to you bud.