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Same issues with any batteries in the cold. Warmer batteries charge easier.
Even with ICE vehicles or shooting accesories like thermal/nv.
Been sub zero here since the end of oktober give or take a few days.
The cold effectively halves the range of Electric vehicles.
 
Took delivery of a new etron last week. Got to -5 here the other night zero issues charging and almost no impact on the range. I think the missus used one extra mile compared to previous journeys. Suspect this is a bit of a non starter for us peasants in the UK where the mercury rarely gets below zero.
 
mealiejimmy said:
Norway has the highest number of electric cars in the world per head of population - and it also gets very, very cold in Norway
However, it simply doesn't seem to be a problem there - unless you're anti EV :)

Cheers

Bruce
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Evidently, one of two explanations must account for this. Either the same temperature magically affects EVs differently in different countries; or the Norwegians do significantly less driving than Americans and have better charging infrastructure, and therefore experience the problems less. Clue: the latter is true.

Norway is exemplary. It is also very wealthy, is not handicapped by a bloated welfare state, has a low population density and has a competent civil service and public sector. We should absolutely emulate them.
 
mealiejimmy said:
Norway has the highest number of electric cars in the world per head of population - and it also gets very, very cold in Norway
However, it simply doesn't seem to be a problem there - unless you're anti EV :)

Cheers

Bruce
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Stop agreeing with me people are going to talk 😂
 
What most people who haven't spent time living with an EV miss, is the home charger element.

Put simply, if you have the space at home (i.e. a drive etc), and you have an EV - you get a home charger.

Why is this relevant I hear you ask?

Well, you use the electricity from your house / charger cable to pre-condition the vehicle (heat the battery cells etc). If you do this, your usable range is virtually the same as if it was a summer's day.

Unquestionably - if you have parked your EV on the street, with low battery, and you leave it to cold soak for 2 days - yep, good luck getting it started. But don't let one use case blind you to many others.....

I've had an EV through work for 3 years - there are plenty of pro's and plenty of cons. But cold weather usability is not a con I have seen, hence commenting.
 
The main problem that I have seen with EV is the reliability of the car my mates wife has one and it is coming up 3 yrs old and has broken down 5 times in the last 3 months. She has ordered a new one as it will have 3 yrs warranty at least. 😳
 
Border said:
Same issues with any batteries in the cold. Warmer batteries charge easier.
Even with ICE vehicles or shooting accesories like thermal/nv.
Been sub zero here since the end of oktober give or take a few days.
The cold effectively halves the range of Electric vehicles.
Click to expand...

I was just thinking about how EV are doing in Norway given the snow fall over the last few days
 
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