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China cold tests their EVs in Harbin and Mohe, where “cold” means -40 (F or C doesn’t matter, it’s the same). They lose some range, and indoor charging garages
by seanmcdirmid 3mo ago
China cold tests their EVs in Harbin and Mohe, where “cold” means -40 (F or C doesn’t matter, it’s the same). They lose some range, and indoor charging garages are more common (for better charging performance), but the tech has gotten good enough that even harbiners (a small city of 20 million people) are adopting EVs at a rapid clip.
- zuzululu 3mo agoso good that batteries are ejected when they catch fire
- seanmcdirmid 3mo agoIt is so rare for EVs to catch fire that it makes the news whenever one does, and these form the core of the anti-EV memes that are popular with boomers on Facebook.
- zuzululu 3mo agonever seen an ICE catch fire on its own but its rare you say ? https://www.energytrend.com/news/20221018-30074.html https://www.energytrend.com/news/20221018-30074.html
- seanmcdirmid 3mo agoI’ve seen plenty ICEs catch fire on the side of the freeway, no idea how they got there but it’s not “news” when it happens since it happens so often.