It’s the battery that impacts the range in BEVs. In an ICE, the battery is mainly important for starting, with the engine charging the battery. Sometimes you do need a better battery for starting in very extreme weather.
- Mark Sent from my Fuel Cell powered iPhone > On Dec 22, 2022, at 9:11 AM, Ed Thorpe via EV <ev@lists.evdl.org> wrote: > > BTW, how much are ICE cars hit with drop in gas mileage during the winter > month? How come no one complains about that? Or are EVs hid harder in the > cold wintertime? > > > Thanks, > Ed > >> On Dec 22, 2022, at 7:49 AM, Peri Hartman via EV <ev@lists.evdl.org> wrote: >> >> Why your Tesla hates the cold, too, and what you can do about it >> https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/why-your-tesla-hates-the-cold-too-and-what-you-can-do-about-it/ >> >> ... >> How much did the cold affect his car’s performance? >> ... >> The only difference he’s noticed is a loss of about 3%, or 10 miles, of his >> normal driving range. >> ... >> But batteries take a bigger hit from heating the car’s interior, MacKenzie >> said, not from the weather itself. >> ... >> A 2019 study by AAA found the driving range plummets up to 41% on average >> when the temperature drops to 20 degrees and the heater is on. And in a 2020 >> test drive by Car and Driver magazine, a Tesla Model 3 lost over 60 miles of >> range after being driven with the seat warmers on and the heat on full blast. >> ... >> Electric vehicles’ performance in the cold shouldn’t be a deterrent for >> prospective buyers, MacKenzie said. In 2021, about 86% of cars sold in >> Norway were electric. Temperatures there hover around or below 40 degrees >> for almost half the year. >> ... >> >> -------------- >> >> And, here, is some local humor :) >> https://theneedling.com/2022/11/18/tickets-selling-out-quickly-for-queen-anne-sedan-snow-slam >> >> Peri >> >> << Annoyed by leaf blowers ? https://quietcleanseattle.org/ >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Address messages to ev@lists.evdl.org >> No other addresses in TO and CC fields >> HELP: http://www.evdl.org/help/ >> > _______________________________________________ > Address messages to ev@lists.evdl.org > No other addresses in TO and CC fields > HELP: http://www.evdl.org/help/ > > _______________________________________________ Address messages to ev@lists.evdl.org No other addresses in TO and CC fields HELP: http://www.evdl.org/help/
