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> I have yet to see any electric car that can handle -50*c. The car can use battery power to heat itself and its battery when it's that cold, right? It'll cons
by jogjayr 5y ago
> I have yet to see any electric car that can handle -50*c.
The car can use battery power to heat itself and its battery when it's that cold, right? It'll consume more energy but it'll still work.
- sandworm101 5y agoMaybe, but cars like Tesla have minimum operating/storage temperatures, usually on the order of -30c. With modern telemetry systems I don't want a warranty repair to be rejected because I had to park it overnight at -40. It hit -46 one night last winter, staying below -40 for several days in a row. https://teslamotorsclub.com/tmc/threads/how-cold-is-too-cold-for-the-battery.83506 https://teslamotorsclub.com/tmc/threads/how-cold-is-too-cold... "Do not expose Model S to ambient temperatures above 140° F (60° C) or below -22° F (-30° C) for more than 24 hours at a time."
- jogjayr 5y agoDoes it get that cold in a garage? I assume you'd always want to park a $100k automobile in a closed garage.
- sandworm101 5y agoLots of pickup trucks in that price range are parked outside. Garages are not a norm outside of detached homes. Diesels don't handle it well, but it doesn't actually damage them. The northern 2/3rds of Canada may be an edge case ... unless you actually live there.
- jogjayr 5y agoUnderstood thanks.