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I think the main issue is that the roads are covered with snow and that is significantly increasing the rolling resistance. Clearing the snow between the tires
by stcredzero 3y ago
I think the main issue is that the roads are covered with snow and that is significantly increasing the rolling resistance. Clearing the snow between the tires and the wheel well is also super annoying when it is -30 C outside.
Those also apply to ICE cars. EVs are getting hit in three vulnerable vectors at once: Cold decreasing battery capability, increase in friction, increase in aerodynamic drag.
Does your 2019 Model 3 have a heat pump? From watching Bjørn Nyland on YouTube, it seems like having a heat pump makes a HUGE difference in a cold climate.
- jbm 3y agoSadly no heat pump on a 2019 M3; no way to retrofit it either. A companies offers battery insulation solutions —but I don't know if I trust a solution that alters the heat transmission properties of a battery. (The previous owner of my car had a heated garage but that might be too extreme a solution for me.)