threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works to Electric Vehicles@slrpnk.netEnglish · 4 days agoThere are now more electric cars than gas cars on Norway's roadselectrek.coexternal-linkmessage-square2fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10cross-posted to: globalnews@lemmy.zipworldnews@lemmit.online
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 · 4 days agomessage-square2fedilinkcross-posted to: globalnews@lemmy.zipworldnews@lemmit.online
minus-squaremudmaniac@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·4 days agoHow are they dealing with the “cold weather kills the batteries” problem? I’m genuinely curious.
minus-squaretroed@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 days 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
How are they dealing with the “cold weather kills the batteries” problem? I’m genuinely curious.
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