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Re:GM tells some Bolt owners to park 50 feet away from other... by Valgrim on Wednesday September 15, 2021 @08:43PM (#28546449)
Towing the car in a tank seems a sensible solution, but I'm wondering if it wouldn't be simpler to tow the tank near the vehicle, lift it and dunk it there?
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Re:GM tells some Bolt owners to park 50 feet away from other... by ineedasername on Wednesday September 15, 2021 @08:57PM (#28546565)
It could be hard to get a car up into the tank... connecting a winch might not be possible due to the heat, but I wonder how they get around that to tow it?

Also, needing to plan for larger vehicles like a pickup truck would mean > 4,000 lbs of water to submerge one, base an approximate dimensions of such trucks & the corresponding volume of water.

Than again with batteries generally in the bottom of the car, maybe you'd only need to submerge a few feet?

I can definitely see the need for new emergency response equipment in the EV future.

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Re:GM tells some Bolt owners to park 50 feet away from other... by steelframe on Wednesday September 15, 2021 @11:49PM (#28547752)
> It could be hard to get a car up into the tank... connecting a winch might not be possible due to the heat, but I wonder how they get around that to tow it?

Seems like something similar in design to this would do the trick, maybe with sufficiently thick steel plating on the side:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GaYN6yC4bnI

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