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One well-known weakness of ICE vehicles is that the car will drive away from a gas pump with the nozzle still in the car. And, because the nozzle goes into the car at a 90% angle compared to the direction of travel, it won’t harmlessly slide out if you happen to do that. Until a few years ago, this was a very dangerous thing, as breaking parts could set gas pumps on fire, but even with the new hoses that release when pulled, it can still get pretty dicey.
At best, the emergency release pops out, you take the released hose to the attendant, and they put it back on. No big deal. But, at worst, your car can get damaged, the flying end of the hose can hurt somebody, or the whole station can go up in flames.
Fortunately, EVs don’t…
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