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Originally Posted by #-3
I don't think the point is unfair. My Car gets ~425KM at 20degrees. Loses almost 100KM / 25 degrees of dropping. At minus 35 it was barely getting 190 on a full charge, today we are probably sitting around 330 range.
Honestly not that big of a deal if you are able to plan your life around those realities and charge overnight at home. But people really should know what they are buying when they do buy.
*Highway also take about 50 KM off the range. so minus 35 on the highway, my 416KM rated EV might go less than 150KM (with my winter battery warmer turned on).
after owning an EV for two years, I'd say if you can install a place to home charge at 30+ Amps ( I do 50). and if your household will still have an ICEV, EV should be the only choice, they're cheaper to run and just drive better.
There's also a risk that 8+ years old the base line range could start shrinking. But I've heard the current gen of batteries are lasting longer than expected.
*We did a 7 hour trip last Christmas at minus 25. the EV turned it into a 11 hour trip, at that temp. Not a existential crisis, but people should know what they are getting into, and I should have taken the gas car on that one.
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Realistically, batteries lose effectiveness in cold weather. It's why weather stations tell you to use lithium AA batteries and not alkaline.
Yes my post was absurd. Almost as absurd as EV drivers being stranded.
Gasoline powered cars do have batteries that lose effectiveness in cold weather. This isn't a new phenomenon.
The article isn't some sort of 'gotcha' but more of a 'no s***' we already live with this.
Is it really that different from knowing you need to fill your gas tank?
Serious question, does your EV accurately display the charge during the winter months? Does the computer calculate how efficient the car is currently operating?