threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works to Electric Vehicles@slrpnk.netEnglish · 2 months agoThere are now more electric cars than gas cars on Norway's roadselectrek.coexternal-linkmessage-square3fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkThere are now more electric cars than gas cars on Norway's roadselectrek.cothreelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works to Electric Vehicles@slrpnk.netEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square3fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squaretroed@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoEasy - it’s a myth :) Yes range is affected. Yes the car needs to precondition the battery (heat it up) before charging. But cold weather affects the range of gas powered cars too and we seem to have survived that just fine. https://www.caranddriver.com/features/a60344222/does-an-ev-work-as-well-in-cold-weather/ /Swedish EV owner
Easy - it’s a myth :) Yes range is affected. Yes the car needs to precondition the battery (heat it up) before charging. But cold weather affects the range of gas powered cars too and we seem to have survived that just fine.
https://www.caranddriver.com/features/a60344222/does-an-ev-work-as-well-in-cold-weather/
/Swedish EV owner
Ah. That is good to know.