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In colder climates I cannot see EVs being relied upon by people. The kind of places you still need the electricity to keep the engine from freezing overnight wo
by adamomada 2y ago
In colder climates I cannot see EVs being relied upon by people. The kind of places you still need the electricity to keep the engine from freezing overnight would destroy a battery’s capacity and from what energy that’s left you’d be wasting a bunch of it on heating the cabin.
- A_D_E_P_T 2y agoBe that as it may, in Norway, which sure ain't tropical, EVs make up >91% of new vehicles sold. An amazing statistic. > https://alternative-fuels-observatory.ec.europa.eu/general-information/news/norwegian-ev-market-surges-915-market-share-setting-sustainable-example https://alternative-fuels-observatory.ec.europa.eu/general-i... So they're finding a way to make it work. Granted, Norway doesn't get as cold as parts of the upper Midwest...
- adamomada 2y agoI’ll admit I had no idea about their weather, let’s have a look https://www.climatestotravel.com/climate/norway https://www.climatestotravel.com/climate/norway Rarely below freezing on the west coast and maybe 5C below zero in the north? Norway doesn’t get as cold as New York