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mazelado@lemmy.world 8 months agoEVs work fine in cold weather. I live in Minnesota and drive an EV. It loses about 10-20% of the total range in the winter, but most of that appears to be from generating heat for the passengers.
helenslunch@feddit.nl 8 months ago
tmjaea@lemmy.world 8 months ago
I was being sarcastic. I’m from Germany and most “car people” constantly talk about EVs being not reliable, especially during winter …
MotoAsh@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Ah yes, that time of year when cars are known to just start right up every time they’re cranked over, and gas cars totally aren’t still subject to a battery getting cold …
NightAuthor@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Gas cars don’t have a battery, they run on… gas ::: spoiler /s :::
Orygin@sh.itjust.works 8 months ago
In their defense, my German EV lost a good 40% range on the winter
tmjaea@lemmy.world 8 months ago
That’s really bad. What brand/model?
Orygin@sh.itjust.works 8 months ago
VW ID3