ecospider5
Member
One thing to be aware of, electric cars can get high centered in snow. I really like my Xice on my Model 3 but I found out the hard way that since electric cars have a perfectly flat battery underneath driving in snow 2 inches higher than your bumper can get you high centered. I regularly used to drive my Infiniti G20 in 9-10 inches if snow. With good tire chains I had plenty of Traction for the front bumper to push through the snow without a problem. After the bumper made the snow height 6” the 5” ground clearance of the car was not an issue because there was plenty of nooks and crannies for the snow to go around, the exhaust and transmission ect. This is not the same with the model 3 and 5.5” of ground clearance. The dual motor and Michelin Xice gave me the most traction I have ever had in a car On ice and snow. I drove around plenty of SUV’s that didn’t have snow tires. But leaving my driveway one day with 10” fresh snow the bumper plowed the snow down to 6”. The underside of the car was pushed up on top of that. And I finally Lost traction. I had to use a tow strap to pull me 1 foot till there was enough weight on the wheels and I could drive. Then I zig zagged over the snow to pack it down and drove away fine. So with Xice Tires and dual motor, traction was never a problem even with my steep driveway and icy days. But I am now careful not to drive over tall fresh snow