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I would not buy an EV where you are. Also I wonder how fast it will charge when it is very cold outside. I heard Toyota has some kind of hydrogen car, maybe t
by jmclnx 4y ago
I would not buy an EV where you are. Also I wonder how fast it will charge when it is very cold outside. I heard Toyota has some kind of hydrogen car, maybe that would be better ?
I live in the north and I will not by an EV until the range reaches Gas Autos when the Temp is below 0F with the heat blasting. Getting caught in the cold without fuel is not good. And I wonder if Wind Chill can decrease range even more.
I fully believe all EVs are tested and developed for the Southwest US, ignoring real conditions many people encounter.
- coredog64 4y agoFord and GM have proving grounds in Michigan and Arizona. Nissan failed to test the Leaf in desert conditions and it led them to not include battery cooling, something that ate batteries and IIRC, was also the subject of a class action suit.
- dawnerd 4y agoPlenty of people own EVs in extreme cold and get by just fine. Look at Norway, EVs are incredibly common there and they’re regularly driven to the far north without much fanfare. https://www.youtube.com/@bjornnyland/videos https://www.youtube.com/@bjornnyland/videos
- seanmcdirmid 4y agoPopulated Norway actually isn’t that cold. The average high/low for their coldest month is 0C/-5C. In contrast Seattle is 8C/2C. I’m curious how EVs are doing in a city like Harbin where it is -24C/-13C.
- dawnerd 4y agoThat’s why I linked to Bjorn’s channel. He regularly tests extreme cold on EVs (and even camps in them)
- seanmcdirmid 4y agoThe city in the quote above is Oslo. Somehow I omitted that from my comment.