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>> a use case that they don't really need to address for a while longer Well, there's a Tesla store in Toronto. Toronto gets pretty cold in the winter, and tr
by slantyyz 14y ago
>> a use case that they don't really need to address for a while longer
Well, there's a Tesla store in Toronto.
Toronto gets pretty cold in the winter, and traffic is pretty nightmarish getting in and out of the city during rush hour. And there's no way you're going to sit in this traffic without a heater on.
There are lots of affluent people who live in the burbs outside of Toronto who make 120+km round trips (~75 miles) who will get stuck in really bad traffic to and from work, and probably leave their car parked in a spot that doesn't have access to an outlet during the work day.
If the battery charge is going to drop that significantly on a cold day, I think it would make some people think twice about a Tesla (for the homeward leg of a winter commute) if they didn't already have a winter car or backup plan.