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Old 01-17-24 | 06:19 PM
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Alan K
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Originally Posted by Tourist in MSN
Sorry for one more off topic post, a good article in NY Times on EVs and cold weather. (Paywall.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/17/b...d-weather.html
Both extremes of temperature, cold and hot, are not friends of batteries.

I have heard from a relative in Minnesota a couple of years ago about significantly reduced miles they get in the winter.
Likewise, a friend who has relatives in the Middle East mentioned that in their summers when the temp hits 120 and higher, Tesla cants keep the occupants of car cool enough and range of fully charged battery goes way down. Some literally cook themselves.
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