TL;DR faster heating (+ can utilize battery waste heat), safely pre-heating in garage (not sure why that’d be necessary), lower latency traction control, no catalytic converter (requires min temp).
Ugh. I love arstechnica, but this is a disingenuous article.
Everything is pretty great with winter EVs, except regen braking kicking in on slippery surfaces, and range is reduced by 25% when it’s cold (which is a big downside). I say this as someone who drives an EV in Colorado in the winter.
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TL;DR faster heating (+ can utilize battery waste heat), safely pre-heating in garage (not sure why that’d be necessary), lower latency traction control, no catalytic converter (requires min temp).
Ugh. I love arstechnica, but this is a disingenuous article.
Everything is pretty great with winter EVs, except regen braking kicking in on slippery surfaces, and range is reduced by 25% when it’s cold (which is a big downside). I say this as someone who drives an EV in Colorado in the winter.