Cold weather has a negative effect on the battery life and range of electric vehicles (EVs), a recent test has found, but some EVs perform better than others.
40% is the highest observed. This depends heavily on the model, among other circumstances. You probably have a heat pump, which will fare a lot better than one with resistor heating.
It’s certainly a case of oversimplification, but that’s always true of headlines. The article broke it down by model. It probably should’ve included more detail about preconditioning, although it is not always a meaningful option.
It’s not about the cars being old, and not really about user error. Some are just more capable of handling cold weather.
Here is an article about the use of heat pumps, and there is a clear trend.
40% is the highest observed. This depends heavily on the model, among other circumstances. You probably have a heat pump, which will fare a lot better than one with resistor heating.
Story sounds suspiciously like EV fud. “Oh you might lose 40%. But only if you buy a shitty old car and then don’t follow instructions.”
Using the worst possible scenario in the headline is a joke.
It’s certainly a case of oversimplification, but that’s always true of headlines. The article broke it down by model. It probably should’ve included more detail about preconditioning, although it is not always a meaningful option.
It’s not about the cars being old, and not really about user error. Some are just more capable of handling cold weather.
Here is an article about the use of heat pumps, and there is a clear trend.
https://insideevs.com/news/747374/ev-range-loss-cold-heat-pump-data/