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Hard to say. Warranty covers "normal usage", maybe defined by mild californian weather. Severe heat or cold wrecks havoc on battery life. Even in southern Cana
by pxue 5y ago
Hard to say. Warranty covers "normal usage", maybe defined by mild californian weather.
Severe heat or cold wrecks havoc on battery life. Even in southern Canada I am certain you won't get anywhere near the 8 full years, now imaging you live anywhere that gets down to -30C frequently during the winter.
That's my biggest concern right now, heating an electric car uses the battery as heat is NOT a byproduct of an electric engine. Very impractical in the winter.
- simfree 5y agoOnce the battery and car is up to temp the range loss isn't very bad. I had the opportunity to spend a few weeks driving EVs in western Canada over the past winter, and even a crummy Fiat still has about 100km range when its -11c (aka -12f) out despite its nearly decade old battery with 120,000km (75,000 miles) on the odometer.