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Re:Ask HN: Would an electric car work in space or on mars? by greenyoda on Monday January 23, 2017 @05:30PM (#13466752)
The Opportunity rover is essentially an electric car, and it has been operating on Mars for quite a while:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opportunity_(rover)

Since a car relies on gravity for its wheels to have traction with the surface it's moving on, it would be of limited use in outer space.

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Re:Ask HN: Would an electric car work in space or on mars? by Belar on Monday January 23, 2017 @05:36PM (#13466813)
Not sure if you mean any specific problems, but yes, vehicle with electronic power system would work on Mars.

Good example of that are Mars exploration rovers (e.g. Curiosity, Spirit), which are exploring Mars since 2003 and use battery power (with solar panels for charging).

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Re:Ask HN: Would an electric car work in space or on mars? by beamatronic on Monday January 23, 2017 @06:13PM (#13467123)
A passenger carrying electric car operated on the Moon:

http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/lunar/apollo_lrv.html

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Re:Ask HN: Would an electric car work in space or on mars? by chandlerwilcox on Monday January 23, 2017 @06:57PM (#13467504)
Ya, I should've been more exclusive when I meant car. Could a commercial electric vehicle like a model from Tesla or Volt operate on mars currently?
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Re:Ask HN: Would an electric car work in space or on mars? by zlynx on Monday January 23, 2017 @07:33PM (#13467760)
I believe they would have trouble with their battery pack thermal controls which are designed to work at standard Earth temperatures and air pressure.
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Re:Ask HN: Would an electric car work in space or on mars? by GFK_of_xmaspast on Monday January 23, 2017 @07:21PM (#13467678)
It'd be a hell of a commute.
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