Ed Thorpe 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 hit harder in the
cold wintertime?
Yes; EV range is reduced by cold much more than ICEs. A couple data points:
I have a 2010 Chevy Colorado small pickup (successor to the Chevy S10).
I keep track of its gas mileage. It gets 27-30 mpg in summer, and 22-25
mpg in Minnesota winters.
Our 2013 Nissan Leaf has a range of about 90 miles in summer, and 50
miles in winter.
At the moment, it's -10 deg.F here in Minnesota. My son is here for
Xmas, and borrowed the Leaf. Starting with 100% charged, he turned it on
for 15 minutes to warm up and melt off the ice/snow, which dropped it to
92% charged. He ran errands totaling 35 miles, and when he returned
home, it was essentially at 0% charge.
Lee
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