Hypothetically, could you use an electric eel to start a car with a dead battery?

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No, an electric eel cannot start a car because it can't provide a constant, uninterrupted energy supply like a battery. Each electric pulse from an eel lasts only a couple thousandths of a second and delivers less than 1 amp. An electric eel's charge is depleted after a strong shock, and its electric organ takes time to recharge.

its a great idea but unfortunately they can only deliver a short shock of energy and apparently that doesn't work when you want to charge something
i was wondering something similar a while ago, i wondered if you could store the electricity from lightning but everyone said no

It would involve timing. You have to harass the eel at the right moment.

Hypothetically

no you could not do that the eel does not produce enough amps and way to many volts

nope

not enough amperage. electric eel only produces about 1 amp; a battery outputs anywhere from 400-1000 amps on average

In simple terms; think of electricity like a water hose; Voltage would be the pressure of the water, Amperage would be the size of hose. Trying to jump start a car with an electric eel would be akin to trying to turn a dam's hydroelectric generator with a water gun...

and eel out of water might be tough lol

Now there’s a question you don’t hear every day. 🤔

.......mmmmmm maybe more than one eel?

Marine mechanic

An electric eel that can source 300+ amps of current for 5 seconds would be a bad-*ass eel I’d not want to mess with.

Of course "hypothetically.”

I do that pretty often

Sure zapppp

The King

No, an electric eel cannot jump start a car, but here's some related information about electric eels and jump starting cars:

Electric eel electricity
Electric eels can produce high-voltage shocks when they're defending themselves or hunting, but the current only lasts for about 2 milliseconds. While an eel the length of your arm can generate the equivalent of a 500 volt battery when out of water, the electrical charge disperses in water