I have a modern EV. I’m describing my reality. It has plenty of range for everything until it gets cold. that range is more than 300km, and it cannot do my regular trips when it is cold. I found this out the hard way last winter, and when I checked there was exactly one charger in range (I was visiting friends in a poor rural area well off the beaten path) - a level two charger that only gave a few km per hour meaning I needed a long lunch someplace where I didn’t want to be just to get enough range to get home. At least nothing went wrong because I was well under that 20% buffer when it was deadly cold outside.
At -25 the difference between C and F a rounding error. Which is why I didn’t specify units.
Pretending EVs have no flaws is not helpful. I won’t too back, but in not blind to the flaws. Maybe your reality is different but you are not everyone.
They exist, but they are not yet generally available in the real world. We can ignore them today, but who knows what next year will bring. When I know I will change my position.
I have a modern EV. I’m describing my reality. It has plenty of range for everything until it gets cold. that range is more than 300km, and it cannot do my regular trips when it is cold. I found this out the hard way last winter, and when I checked there was exactly one charger in range (I was visiting friends in a poor rural area well off the beaten path) - a level two charger that only gave a few km per hour meaning I needed a long lunch someplace where I didn’t want to be just to get enough range to get home. At least nothing went wrong because I was well under that 20% buffer when it was deadly cold outside.
At -25 the difference between C and F a rounding error. Which is why I didn’t specify units.
Pretending EVs have no flaws is not helpful. I won’t too back, but in not blind to the flaws. Maybe your reality is different but you are not everyone.
China is already selling cars with sodium batteries for this issue.
Good to -40C. Lithium ranges are typically half in cold weather.
They exist, but they are not yet generally available in the real world. We can ignore them today, but who knows what next year will bring. When I know I will change my position.
They are coming fast because they are cheaper to produce and CATL is already providing them at scale. Winter range is a legit problem with lithium.