But the fact that it looks at first glance like an EV “doesn’t handle cold well” is directly related to its efficiency. If you lowered the efficiency of an EV

But the fact that it looks at first glance like an EV “doesn’t handle cold well” is directly related to its efficiency. If you lowered the efficiency of an EV by turning half of its energy output into heat all the time, you’d greatly narrow the gap between warm-weather and cold-weather performance.