The range drops BEFORE you turn on the cabin heater. The American Automobile Association ran a study. AAA Finds EV Range Drops 39% in Cold Weather and Costs Jump - Autoblog
The electric vehicle revolution was supposed to conquer the elements; instead, the elements conquered it. The industry has spent billions optimizing aerodynamics and fast-charging curves, but the latest data from the AAA exposes a significant problem: electric and hybrid vehicles are still fundamentally failing the temperature test.
The 39% decrease in range, is a problem if you computed the distance you need to travel for your daily commute, and then bought a car that seemed appropriate. It probably is not appropriate in the winter. The efficiency of the vehicle decreases just more than 35%. That translates into higher cost-per-mile, as the charge doesn't last as long.
EVs also lose range in extreme heat, but not so much as in the winter.
Hybrids also have issues, but the change in batter efficiency is mostly related to increased costs. You can still keep driving on the gas engine. You also don't need battery power to heat the cabin, as you have waste heat from the internal combustion engine.
So where are all the politicians who were pretending to be engineers just a few years ago?
This is the MGUY Australia video on the subject Electric vehicles are still TERRIBLE in cold weather 🥶
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