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Snow is challenging because the lane markers are obscured by the snow -- human drivers guess at where the lanes should be, or remember where the lanes were yest
by cbhl 9y ago
Snow is challenging because the lane markers are obscured by the snow -- human drivers guess at where the lanes should be, or remember where the lanes were yesterday.
Tesla being able to record sensor/map data from human drivers driving through snow will help them mitigate this. On the other hand, electric batteries have less range in cold whether, so I imagine that in the near term electric cars will be less popular in snowy markets versus, say, California.
- turkeywelder 9y agoWhile I take the point cold weather affects range. Norway, Sweden, Finland and many other cold climates have very high electric car usage. Mostly due to the subsidies, but it appears range isn't a major concern there. https://cleantechnica.com/2017/06/23/tesla-electric-cars-conquered-norway/ https://cleantechnica.com/2017/06/23/tesla-electric-cars-con...