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Why are they awful in the snow? They are heavier and easier to make AWD than ICE cars. You mean because the temperature limits the range? Battery warmers are al
by svnt 4y ago
Why are they awful in the snow? They are heavier and easier to make AWD than ICE cars. You mean because the temperature limits the range? Battery warmers are already solving that.
Hanging out at the charger station pre-smartphones would have been a challenge. I don’t see the challenge now. It may require a little adjustment to existing behavior patterns.
- linsomniac 4y agoYeah, I call BS on "they are awful in the snow". I live in Colorado, and have spent 40 years driving Subarus and Audi Quattros. My Tesla Model S is at least as capable in the snow as those. I attribute much of that to having two independent motors so it doesn't have to play any tricks with center differentials or torsen availability. Though I will admit that my B6 Audi S4 with Blizzaks and traction control off was a lot of fun in the snow.
- fomine3 4y agoheavier isn't perfectly good thing. One of another reason is that heating on ICE is free while on EV is expensive
- timbit42 4y agoThey probably meant they are awful in cold weather because the cabin heater uses up 20% to 33% of the battery capacity. Newer EVs have swapped out resistive heaters for heat pumps, which helps a lot.