The company analyzed the real-world winter driving range of thousands of electric vehicles and found the Tesla Model Y retained most of its EPA-rated range in winter. Tesla has developed more advanced thermodynamic systems, including a heat pump to warm the interior, Recurrent CEO Scott Case tells Axios.
There are steps EV owners can take to maximize their cold-weather driving range, Donna Dickson, chief engineer of the Mach-E, tells Axios.
Start the vehicle while it’s plugged in to allow the battery to warm up. “The key is warming that battery up," Dickson said. "That pre-conditioning helps so much because it gets it to a temperature level that works efficiently.
Now I would like to see a report on EVs operating in 90 to 100 degree weather.
It’s possible that major EV market penetration will be limited to mild climates until batteries are developed that operate well in very hot or very cold weather. That wouldn’t be too surprising. After all, 4-wheel drive Subarus are mostly sold in the northern states, where their snow-handling ability is an advantage.
It’s possible that major EV market penetration will be limited to mild climates until batteries are developed that operate well in very hot or very cold weather.
The Tesla Model 3 is the bestselling car in Norway. Not exactly a “mild climate.”
The Tesla Model 3 is the bestselling car in Norway. Not exactly a “mild climate.”
Oslo, the largest city, gets about as cold as New York City. In Bergen and along the Atlantic coast, because the ocean tempers things, it gets about as cold as the Carolinas.
The Tesla Model 3 is the bestselling car in Norway. Not exactly a “mild climate.”
The vast majority of Norwegians live on the coast. During the Cold War we often flew out of Norwegian bases (Bodo and Andoya) due to a target rich environment related to proximity to Soviet Sub bases and their training areas.
They were always wonderful hosts as they had gone through a nasty occupation in WWII and were strongly committed to NATO.
Tim
Summary: The North Atlantic Current – popularly known as the Gulf Stream – warms Norway and Northern Europe. But if its waters flowed smoothly north along the Norwegian coastline, the current would deliver far less warmth to Norway. It is the chaos of the seas that warms the country, researchers have discovered. Dec 2, 2011