Also: In winter, all cars require more energy due to increased aerodynamic losses. Cold air is denser air, and thus creates more drag.
On Thu, Dec 22, 2022 at 10:27 AM Mark Abramowitz via EV <ev@lists.evdl.org> wrote: > It’s the battery that impacts the range in BEVs. In an ICE, the battery is > mainly important for starting, with the engine charging the battery. > Sometimes you do need a better battery for starting in very extreme weather. > > - Mark > > Sent from my Fuel Cell powered iPhone > > > On Dec 22, 2022, at 9:11 AM, Ed Thorpe via EV <ev@lists.evdl.org> wrote: > > > > 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/ > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Address messages to ev@lists.evdl.org > No other addresses in TO and CC fields > HELP: http://www.evdl.org/help/ > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev-evdl.org/attachments/20221222/18888594/attachment.htm> _______________________________________________ Address messages to ev@lists.evdl.org No other addresses in TO and CC fields HELP: http://www.evdl.org/help/
