EV driver’s embarrassing beach mistake

The owner of a white BYD Seal EV had to leave his car abandoned on a popular beach overnight after it became bogged.

An electric car driver endured an embarrassing mistake on a popular beach after driving their vehicle on the sand only to get it stuck.

The white BYD Seal EV (electric vehicle) became bogged on City Beach, located 20 minutes west of Perth, on Sunday after the owner underestimated the added weight of the vehicle.

Two EVs reportedly drove onto the sand to take in the sunset views but their blissful experience was ruined soon after when one car struggled to get off the sand.

The Bell Tower Times, a local publication known for its satirical articles, shared two posts of the mishap to its Facebook page.

One image showed the two white EVs on the sand at night with one person trying to push the bogged car out of the sand.

They clearly didn’t have much luck with the vehicle having to spend the night on the sand until they got help the following day.

A follow-up video showed a ute attempting to pull it out of the sand with a rope attached to the front of the EV.

They tried, but they did not conquer. Picture: Facebook/TheBellTowerTimes

“Recovery not going too well at City Beach and given a few drops of rain have fallen, every recovery vehicle in the City will be busy,” the caption read.

Lifeguards and a council ranger also tried manoeuvre the EV out before a nearby swimmer John Phillips, offered to drag it out with his 4WD.

“I got out the water and had a shower and it was still there. I was about to get a coffee and the tow truck driver rolled up so I thought I’d wait and see what happened,” he told Yahoo News.

The bogged EV spent the night on Perth’s popular City beach as a ute tried to help pull it off the sand the next morning. Picture: Facebook/TheBellTowerTimes

“It became apparent they didn’t have the right equipment so I offered to help with my vehicle.”

According to the publication, the owner of the car thanked Mr Phillips profusely and offered to buy him a coffee.

Peter Fullarton, from 4WD Recovery and Charters, recently told the ABC most people get bogged because their tyre pressure is too hard – he also blamed lack of experience.

The ute also had no luck. It wasn’t until a nearby swimmer offered to drag it out with his 4WD, that the EV was eventually freed. Picture: Facebook/TheBellTowerTimes

“A lot of people these days, they haven’t had the experience of their father, or their grandfather, teaching them how to drive on the beach,” he told the publication.

“So they go out and buy a brand new 4WD and they get down the beach and they really have no idea what they’re doing.”

Posts of the bogged EV has since done the rounds on social media with many commenting that the vehicle’s heavier build was to blame.

“Some of the gear but still no idea,” one person commented on Facebook.

“Why oh why do they try and drive their cars on the beach,” another questioned.

Meanwhile, Chinese giant BYD which overtook Tesla as the world’s number one EV maker in January, just posted a new record for monthly sales in Australia.

It sold more than 1900 cars in May, well above its previous record of 1622.

It comes as Elon Musk’s company, Tesla, has been forced to slash prices.