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A comment on Ask HN: Would an electric car work in space or on mars?.

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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