BTW, how much are ICE cars hit with drop in gas mileage during the winter month? How come no one complains about that? Or are EVs hid harder in the cold wintertime?
Thanks, Ed > On Dec 22, 2022, at 7:49 AM, Peri Hartman via EV <ev@lists.evdl.org> wrote: > > Why your Tesla hates the cold, too, and what you can do about it > https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/why-your-tesla-hates-the-cold-too-and-what-you-can-do-about-it/ > > ... > How much did the cold affect his car’s performance? > ... > The only difference he’s noticed is a loss of about 3%, or 10 miles, of his > normal driving range. > ... > But batteries take a bigger hit from heating the car’s interior, MacKenzie > said, not from the weather itself. > ... > A 2019 study by AAA found the driving range plummets up to 41% on average > when the temperature drops to 20 degrees and the heater is on. And in a 2020 > test drive by Car and Driver magazine, a Tesla Model 3 lost over 60 miles of > range after being driven with the seat warmers on and the heat on full blast. > ... > Electric vehicles’ performance in the cold shouldn’t be a deterrent for > prospective buyers, MacKenzie said. In 2021, about 86% of cars sold in Norway > were electric. Temperatures there hover around or below 40 degrees for almost > half the year. > ... > > -------------- > > And, here, is some local humor :) > https://theneedling.com/2022/11/18/tickets-selling-out-quickly-for-queen-anne-sedan-snow-slam > > Peri > > << Annoyed by leaf blowers ? https://quietcleanseattle.org/ >> > > _______________________________________________ > Address messages to ev@lists.evdl.org > No other addresses in TO and CC fields > HELP: http://www.evdl.org/help/ > _______________________________________________ Address messages to ev@lists.evdl.org No other addresses in TO and CC fields HELP: http://www.evdl.org/help/
