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"Like any new technology, there’s a learning curve for people," said Mark Bilek of the Chicago Auto Trade Association. Yup. Learn not to trust EVs.

LeeroyWasHere 3y ago
Chicago skill issue https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoon/electric-cars-best-vehicle-frigid-temperatures-advocates-say-1.7082131 https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoon/electric-cars-best-...
- chrisjj 3y ago
  That article fails the corroborate your claim. "You know, there's no starting of the car. It's always just kind of on, right?" Except when it won't charge, of course.
jjulius 3y ago
>Learn not to trust EVs. This is a specific issue with the charging station these people were trying to charge at. The article makes very clear that the cars were towed to a functional charging station. Edit: As pointed out by someone else, this is functionally no different than a gas station's pumps freezing themselves out of operation. Take this for what it's worth, but it feels like your comment was written flippantly and with a deep-seated bias.
- dave78 3y ago
  The Chicago media is reporting these problems at many area charging stations. I don't know how many in total, but it's more than just one. Also, for the stations that are working, there are many reports of charging taking way longer than normal and range on full charge being seriously diminished (due to having the electric heater cranked full blast I assume, plus the obvious inefficiencies of batteries in low temperatures). People with gas powered cars are not experiencing these kinds of issues.
- chrisjj 3y ago
  > This is a specific issue with the charging station these people were trying to charge at No. "Beard and several other Tesla owners were trying to charge their cars amid long lines and abandoned cars at other Tesla charging stations in the Chicago area, the news station reported." > this is functionally no different than a gas station's pumps freezing themselves out of operation No. Frozen pumps don't get "lined with dead cars" and are not due to a concealed vehicle limitation like ""It’s not plug and go. You have to precondition the battery, meaning that you have to get the battery up to the optimal temperature to accept a fast charge," said Mark Bilek of the Chicago Auto Trade Association."
bryanlarsen 3y ago
Frozen gas station pumps is also relatively common, and a similar situation.

LeeroyWasHere 3y ago

Chicago skill issue https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoon/electric-cars-best-vehicle-frigid-temperatures-advocates-say-1.7082131 https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoon/electric-cars-best-...

chrisjj 3y ago
That article fails the corroborate your claim. "You know, there's no starting of the car. It's always just kind of on, right?" Except when it won't charge, of course.

jjulius 3y ago

>Learn not to trust EVs. This is a specific issue with the charging station these people were trying to charge at. The article makes very clear that the cars were towed to a functional charging station. Edit: As pointed out by someone else, this is functionally no different than a gas station's pumps freezing themselves out of operation. Take this for what it's worth, but it feels like your comment was written flippantly and with a deep-seated bias.

dave78 3y ago
The Chicago media is reporting these problems at many area charging stations. I don't know how many in total, but it's more than just one. Also, for the stations that are working, there are many reports of charging taking way longer than normal and range on full charge being seriously diminished (due to having the electric heater cranked full blast I assume, plus the obvious inefficiencies of batteries in low temperatures). People with gas powered cars are not experiencing these kinds of issues.
chrisjj 3y ago
> This is a specific issue with the charging station these people were trying to charge at No. "Beard and several other Tesla owners were trying to charge their cars amid long lines and abandoned cars at other Tesla charging stations in the Chicago area, the news station reported." > this is functionally no different than a gas station's pumps freezing themselves out of operation No. Frozen pumps don't get "lined with dead cars" and are not due to a concealed vehicle limitation like ""It’s not plug and go. You have to precondition the battery, meaning that you have to get the battery up to the optimal temperature to accept a fast charge," said Mark Bilek of the Chicago Auto Trade Association."

bryanlarsen 3y ago

Frozen gas station pumps is also relatively common, and a similar situation.