Some electric vehicle owners are surprised to find out how much their car's driving range is compromised by winter weather.
More Americans are opting to purchase an electric vehicle, but some EV owners are surprised to find out how much their car's driving range is compromised by winter weather.Getting over the hurdles of buying an EV — the higher sticker price, knowing where to charge it or the fear of getting stranded — is hard enough.
Their car has an EPA range of 300 miles, but in the chilly weather the estimate before they left home was only about 200 miles, so they had to build in a stop for recharging.In Norway — where half of all new cars are plug-ins — tests show thatAAA found the loss in driving rangeto account for unpredictable weather.“They prefer the same sort of temperature range that people do.
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