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jacking up Electric Vehicles to repair a tyre

NeilR said:
Our car is everything you hate in a single package!

Electric, no jack and 22" wheels with 40 profile.

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I’m sure it works well in your environment. Where I live it would be about as useful as a handbrake on a canoe. Horses for courses!
 
cutting42 said:
Not heard about this before. No issues with jacking up my Tesla but they recommend an adapter (centering device) to protect the battery.

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I have to do something similar with the Lotus due to its flat floor pan.
Can't imagine carrying a specialised low-entry trolley jack in the boot for punctures is going to find favour with even the most hardened EV users :)
 
Nothing new. I had a Toyota MR2 that a couple of times got the wheels misaligned when you lifted it with a jack! You noticed it as the steering wheel wasn't straight anymore.

At least it had a spare wheel as opposed to my current Boxcszter. I carry an extra spray repair bottle and an extra electrical pump as things tend to be broken when you need them the most. Used the pump the other year to get home when there was a slow puncture.

I have been present when a spray can repair bottle didn't work, the hole was to large for the gunk to fill out.
 
davidsrsb said:
Can you even lift one of the wheels? Many modern car wheels are getting beyond the average persons weightlifting abilities
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Outsourced to the garage but I think in the region of 35 kg each. However the 20" winter wheels we purchased along with the car are heavy enough.

Not our car but ours is identical to this one

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Sorry, but this must be bollocks - unable to jack one wheel off the ground without damaging the chassis?! What about entering a high speed corner, at the limit of adhesion - maybe opposite rear wheel doesn’t lift in a Heavy battery car, but the forces must be greater than lifting one wheel off ground with a jack - does that also damage chassis? I haven’t read links, but this must be related to using specific jacking points only?
 
I believe there’s a specific process to go through with vehicles that have air suspension but I’m unaware of issues specifically with electric vehicles.
I’d imagine there would have to be some reinforcement to the underside to accept a heavy battery assembly so I’d be surprised if this is not extended to four points where the car could be lifted!
 
Dowser said:
Sorry, but this must be bollocks - unable to jack one wheel off the ground without damaging the chassis?! What about entering a high speed corner, at the limit of adhesion - maybe opposite rear wheel doesn’t lift in a Heavy battery car, but the forces must be greater than lifting one wheel off ground with a jack - does that also damage chassis? I haven’t read links, but this must be related to using specific jacking points only?
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some links here to tesla

https://teslaowners.org.uk/kb/properly-jack-tesla-model-s-x-dont-damage-30000-battery

f you’re unsure at any point stop and check the user manual again, the battery is easily damaged if you lift the car incorrectly.

Warning: Death, serious injury or damage to the vehicle can occur if the vehicle is improperly lifted on a two post lift.
 
Thx - but that just supports my view - use the right lifting point if jacking one wheel off ground, otherwise you bugger the battery pack (basically, a flat floor doesn’t mean you can use any location to to jack the car) - logic, no? Don’t see the problem.

edit to add: RTFM :)
 
Or for the hard of thinking, the manufacturer could just paint the 'do not jack here' area in, say, yellow underseal. Too easy?
 
Its all electric right? If you don’t put the jack in the right location you get a friendly tingle… first time….
 
hifinutt said:
some links here to tesla

https://teslaowners.org.uk/kb/properly-jack-tesla-model-s-x-dont-damage-30000-battery

f you’re unsure at any point stop and check the user manual again, the battery is easily damaged if you lift the car incorrectly.

Warning: Death, serious injury or damage to the vehicle can occur if the vehicle is improperly lifted on a two post lift.
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That's to stop people puncturing the battery with a jack. Tesla M3s have small rubber blocks that you insert under the car to act as jacking points.
 
Cheer up, everyone! I have changed my Tesla’s wheels several times - winter to summer etc, myself only … and the car did not snap in half or anything of the kind. Ok it’s a bit heavier and lower (so you need a lower profile good jack), yes there are the batteries under there, so one needs to take care and use the designated points - as any other such job really, that’s all.
 
Indeed, a brief look at my Zoe reveals guess what, jacking point…
No Jack in the boot, and the agreement with on.to says I have to phone them if the can of gloop doesn’t work. They send out their chosen breakdown group. The last few times I’ve tried to change a wheel anyway I’ve ended up ringing the AA as my wheel has been welded to the hub!
 
With all that electricity on board couldn’t they fit a socket somewhere to allow you to use a power tool to remove the wheel nuts.
(I’ll get my coat too!)
 
Bart said:
With all that electricity on board couldn’t they fit a socket somewhere to allow you to use a power tool to remove the wheel nuts.
(I’ll get my coat too!)
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the latest Hyundai and Kia EVs do indeed allow you to power 240v equipment!
 
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