You may have seen pictures of an Auto club that has arrived with a gas-powered generator to recharge a motorist stranded in their dead Electric Vehicle. A priceless moment. But if we’re talking emblematic EV moments, this one is hard to beat.
West Virginia state Senator Randy Smith shared a picture of five coal miners pushing the “dead” Electric Vehicle up to the mine so it could get a charge.
The car broke down right in front of the Mettiki Coal access road on US 48, which is several miles from Davis. “Someone called one of our foreman and told him a car was broke down in the middle of our haul road,” said Smith’s post.
Because the vehicle was plastic underneath, there was no way to tow it, so a group of miners decided to push it. “So here are 5 coal miners pushing a battery car to the coal mine to charge up.” You could even see mounds of coal in the background while the vehicle was charging.
Looks to the left of the car and to the right of the “shed.” Do you see that pile of coal? Another iconic, if not an ironic, image of these so-called green vehicles
And I’m not trying to nitpick (yes, I am) but is ‘broke down’ the correct term for the circumstance? Batteries charge and discharge. It is what they do. A fully discharged battery is not broken. It’s just down.
The vehicle’s operator might have had a breakdown, but the car was fine. Well, as “fine” as can be given the situation, there are pictures all over the internet of helpful coal miners pushing your EV up a hill to a coal mine shed so you can get a charge.
It’s not Iwo Jima, but it’s pretty damn iconic.
