Yep, that is a very good scenario. I have dont it often too. just as you describe. Left it on for a few second jump out of the car and then get back in and hit start and end up stopping it. I think you answered it . bob
On Wed, Feb 28, 2018 at 5:54 PM, Cor van de Water via EV <[email protected]> wrote: > I would not be surprised if the car jacker, noticing that there was no > engine sound, tried to start the car (thereby turning it off) > and then could not start it again, because the FOB had left the cabin... > Just a guess. Even I have had times that I arrived somewhere for a quick > drop off, put the car in park without turning it off > and upon re-entering, tried to turn it on, so it turned off on me... > Obviously, for me it just meant a 5 sec delay to re-start. > > But it might be simpler than that, the thief might have tried and re-tried > to crank the car and never gotten the desired result... > Cor. > > -----Original Message----- > From: EV [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Robert Bruninga > via EV > Sent: Wednesday, February 28, 2018 12:22 PM > To: Electric Vehicle Discussion List > Cc: Robert Bruninga; EVDL Administrator > Subject: Re: [EVDL] EVjacker: Stymied by Bolt EV controls> arrested, > $20k-bail Austin-TX > > But you can remove the FOB and the car still runs. > Unless it was turned off. Im not sure in the case of someone beting me > up, I woiuld have the presence to remember to push the off button... > > bob > > -----Original Message----- > From: EV [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of EVDL > Administrator via EV > Sent: Wednesday, February 28, 2018 1:49 PM > To: Electric Vehicle Discussion List <[email protected]> > Cc: EVDL Administrator <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [EVDL] EVjacker: Stymied by Bolt EV controls> arrested, > $20k-bail Austin-TX > > On 28 Feb 2018 at 10:32, brucedp5 via EV wrote: > > > [The alleged carjacker] then attempted to drive away but couldnTMt > > because he didnTMt know how to drive an electric car, according to the > > document. > > > > It said the owner of the car later told police, who were alerted at > 11:10 a.m. > > Saturday, that oehis vehicle cannot be driven like a normal vehicle > > and takes some getting used to. > > I'm calling BS on this one. > > My uninformed guess (but no more uninformed than the writer of this piece) > is that the car had an RFID key fob, just as many ICEVs now have. The fob > was still in the driver's pocket, and the car refused to move because key > fob and driver were no longer in the car, much less in the driver's seat.. > > Ths stinks to the skies of the old anti-EV bias: "EVs are really WEIRD. > What normal person would ever want one?" > > David Roden - Akron, Ohio, USA > EVDL Administrator > > = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = EVDL > Information: http://www.evdl.org/help/ = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = > = = = = = = = = = = = = > Note: mail sent to "evpost" and "etpost" addresses will not reach me. To > send a private message, please obtain my email address from the webpage > http://www.evdl.org/help/ . > = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = > > > _______________________________________________ > UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub > http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org > Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA > (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) > _______________________________________________ > UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub > http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org > Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/ > group/NEDRA) > > _______________________________________________ > UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub > http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org > Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/ > group/NEDRA) > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev-evdl.org/attachments/20180228/af590cc6/attachment.html> _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
