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Originally Posted by Maritime Q-Scout
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?
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Sorry was out of town a bit this week.
It's really not a big deal when you know what to expect and plan around it there isn't much impact. Winter already saw a higher utility bill and with the EV it's even worse, but still cheaper than gas.
The range computer adapts very quickly to temperature and driving style. If it warms up throughout the day or we go form highway to city, we get a lot more range than the computer would have expected, and the opposite can be true too, but no different than judging where to gas up any car.
I was just saying people buying an EV should know that when they are talking to the dealer who is saying 400 KM, you're not gonna get that on the highway, or in winter, but warm summer day you'll absolutely beat that in the city and get close to it on the highway.