of miles you drive in a given day and double it. Thankfully, this isn’t a massive deal for modern EVs, which have the ability to do at least 200 miles on a single charge. Any electric vehicle that’s five or more years old will be hit significantly harder by the cold temperatures....
As cold weather sweeps across the U.S., some electric vehicle owners are learning a bitter truth: Low temperatures can stop the cars dead in their icy tracks. The issue crystallized this week when some Tesla owners in Chicago discovered their EVs' batterieshad diedin sub-zero temperatures. Dr...
Winter driving safety in electric cars Like drivers of any vehicle, EV drivers often have to adjust their driving practices when driving in winter. The best way to ensure winter driving safety in electric cars is to be aware of how cold temperatures can affect the technologies unique to EVs...
Anyway, it’s important to notice that these particular tests were made with EV-range friendly temperatures in Spain. In colder climates the same electric cars would get worse results, especially the ones that don’t have heat pumps. Moreover, there are some strange things in the test results...
As the Great Electric Switchover continues to power on into the 2020s, we reckon the nation’s science teachers are feeling vindicated. Their life’s work; finally being realised in the form of electric vehicles. When it comes to understanding how temperatures affectelectric vehicle batteries, ...
Cold temperatures principally influence how rapidly the vitality can be removed from the battery or set back in—that is, how much power it can convey for quickening, and how rapidly it tends to be revived. To make up for this, automakers sometimes go through an electric warmer to warm the...
All vehicles are affected by cold temperatures. Windshield wiper fluid and blades don’t work as well. The air pressure in your tires is likely to be low, and the oil in your engine is likely to be thicker and more sluggish. Plus, batteries are more likely to die in extreme temps. ...
High temperatures make the electric current stronger, pushing lithium ions through the battery and potentially creating tiny cracks where secondary reactions can occur. This uses up the lithium and makes it more difficult for energy to flow freely. Tips to help protect electric cars in hot weather...
The case of Tesla is unique. Ask any Tesla driver, and they will tell you they’ve long known that the constant, consistent dashboard range seen on their cars does not reflect the very real changes in range they may experience when it’s very cold – or very hot. In fact, the dash...
There is always a catch: for now, electric cars still need significant time to be charged, and need significant energy to heat the car incold weather. But we think our new research adds to the evidence that, overall, the benefits significantly outweigh the costs....