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So let's talk about EV battery range in hot weather....
....we knew cold weather hurt battery performance, and now we have data showing HOT weather also hurts battery performance. Good to know as it's just settled on in at + 100 degree weather for the foreseeable future here.
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Can any of our EV owners confirm or deny this? Does ball scorching hot weather decrease range in your EV? |
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Third time I mentioned it, here we go again: in late July I was driving from Las Vegas to Fresno, and was somewhere east of Barstow on the 15 in the hills. It was 111 degrees out, late morning. There was a Nissan Leaf, going 40 mph with the windows down, with the hazards on. He was running out of charge. Cars backed up behind him. The guy was dying in there, being a martyr. I don't think he made it even close to Baker....we were like 65 miles out still, maybe more. I rolled by at 70 in my 18 year old Tundra, AC blowing ice cubes, pulling a trailer.
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Dealers/gov/media/ads, etc. are not giving you the truth about EV range. It is always optimistic. Hot or cold weather reduces the range, and in cold weather they use their own current to keep themselves warm when not being driven. Also, just sitting for a few days will drain power off.
For the straight scoop on EVs (or any other car) read Eric Peters Auto. |
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Thank God GrandSport C3 isn't on this forum to see this thread.
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i saved $10-20K on my car's battery because I don't own an EV
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Having said that, as we have seen for the past 60 years, temperature does not supersede stupidity. Not stopping for fuel due to the raping you'll receive at the state line can be painful. I'll bet when you turned right in Barstow, the brave warrior turned left.After a $500 tow |
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Can't deny the range problem. Fully charged I get about 230 miles. It's a 2017 Tesla Model S. That's not much but if I need to go farther I'll rent a car. I charge my car in my garage whenever it needs it so it is a lot cheaper than gas. New EVs are getting ever increasing mileage, some up to 500 miles per charge. If I have to charge on the road I get free fill-ups from Tesla Superchargers for FREE. Yes it takes time to charge when I have to, but their chargers are mostly around/in shopping centers where you can eat, and relax. The Tesla app notifies you when the charging is done so you don't have to stay right near your car. EVs are not for everyone yet.
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Where I live in CA, electricity is over 50 cents per KWH, so it's about 9 times more expensive to charge. Almost $30 to drive 200 miles. And, where I am, we are on rotational brown-outs and no-charge periods with tiered (punitive) hours of power use. So our grid cannot handle it. Where I am, in hot central CA, with big distances, EV's don't make sense at all. |
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THIS IS THE PLAN OF THE GLOBALISTS. It's is all happening on purpose and it's not a secret. "Vee have penetrated zee cabinets." Klaus Schwab (paraphrased) recently referring to major global governments. . |
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Most of us here have no interest in EVs. But they're coming and the current limitations like range, charging and the necessary infrastructure will develop at a rapid pace. Thanks god I'm too old to have to worry about not having any other options. I'll be dead as fried chicken.
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