Oh, nooooo!
Not more bad news for our Warmist pals!
Yup.....AAA tested electric cars and found they perform poorly in cold weather......
....and in hot weather.
1. "The average electric vehicle battery range for each full charge in AAA's test was 105 miles at 75 degrees Fahrenheit.
2. That dropped 57% to 43 miles when the temperature was held steady at 20 degrees.
3. Warm temperatures were not as stressful but still delivered a lower average of 69 miles per full charge at 95 degrees, AAA said.
4. The AAA Automotive Research Center in Southern California found that the average range of an electric car dropped 57% in very cold weather at 20 degrees Fahrenheit and by 33% in extreme heat, a temperature of 95 degrees.
5. .....we did not expect the degradation we saw," said Greg Brannon, AAA's director of automotive engineering.....a 2013 Nissan Leaf, a 2012 Mitsubishi iMIEV and a 2014 Ford Focus Electric Vehicle....
a. ...The three vehicles chosen were selected because they're the most widely available electric cars in the USA,...
6. ....two of the vehicles, ... were equipped with dedicated management of the battery temperature.
"We were expecting that difference would yield differences in the optimal range of the vehicles in extreme temperatures," he said. "It did not."
7. Among AAA's recommendations: storing the electric car in a garage; monitoring recharge times in colder weather; preheating or cooling the car while it's plugged in to reduce battery drain, and using electric seat heaters to keep warm."
AAA: Range of electric cars cut in cold, hot weather
So.....as long as the temperature is 75 degrees.....you're fine.
Only driving indoors is the answer......
Or......hope for global warming.
Not more bad news for our Warmist pals!
Yup.....AAA tested electric cars and found they perform poorly in cold weather......
....and in hot weather.
1. "The average electric vehicle battery range for each full charge in AAA's test was 105 miles at 75 degrees Fahrenheit.
2. That dropped 57% to 43 miles when the temperature was held steady at 20 degrees.
3. Warm temperatures were not as stressful but still delivered a lower average of 69 miles per full charge at 95 degrees, AAA said.
4. The AAA Automotive Research Center in Southern California found that the average range of an electric car dropped 57% in very cold weather at 20 degrees Fahrenheit and by 33% in extreme heat, a temperature of 95 degrees.
5. .....we did not expect the degradation we saw," said Greg Brannon, AAA's director of automotive engineering.....a 2013 Nissan Leaf, a 2012 Mitsubishi iMIEV and a 2014 Ford Focus Electric Vehicle....
a. ...The three vehicles chosen were selected because they're the most widely available electric cars in the USA,...
6. ....two of the vehicles, ... were equipped with dedicated management of the battery temperature.
"We were expecting that difference would yield differences in the optimal range of the vehicles in extreme temperatures," he said. "It did not."
7. Among AAA's recommendations: storing the electric car in a garage; monitoring recharge times in colder weather; preheating or cooling the car while it's plugged in to reduce battery drain, and using electric seat heaters to keep warm."
AAA: Range of electric cars cut in cold, hot weather
So.....as long as the temperature is 75 degrees.....you're fine.
Only driving indoors is the answer......
Or......hope for global warming.