It started snowing this afternoon where I am in western MA and accumulated to about 3-4 inches unexpectedly. I had my car parked at my in-laws house which is ever so slightly tilted downward and I had to back out. I could only get a few feet before STOP came up on the console. I tried slip-start mode, went back and forth, tried having 3 people push and nothing could get me out. It wasn't all that much snow but I just couldn't get it up the little hump and the car kept sliding further over. The tires are the stock that come with the stock wheels. Inflation was normal when I left NYC to come up here but when I got here they were showing as low, all 4 at 36psi, possibly due to the cold. It wasn't like a gas car where you could gun it and spin the wheels, the car has controls that seem to prevent that, but that also makes pushing ineffective because the wheels stop turning.
The big worry was that even if I could get the car out the lack of traction would have been treacherous on the hill down to the main road, which itself was pretty icy.
I eventually just gave up and borrowed my mother-in-law's car, a Suburu all wheel drive and it had no problem at all. All of my prior cars were front wheel drive and didn't have much trouble either, but I didn't go in the snow much, and I was under the impression that with the battery weight the car would still have traction on the rear. I'm disappointed by it all.
The big worry was that even if I could get the car out the lack of traction would have been treacherous on the hill down to the main road, which itself was pretty icy.
I eventually just gave up and borrowed my mother-in-law's car, a Suburu all wheel drive and it had no problem at all. All of my prior cars were front wheel drive and didn't have much trouble either, but I didn't go in the snow much, and I was under the impression that with the battery weight the car would still have traction on the rear. I'm disappointed by it all.