... your electric cars aren't gonna work so well in the cold.
AAA: Cold weather can cut electric car range over 40 percent
http://www.apnews.com/04029bd1e0a94cd59ff9540a398c12d1
DETROIT (AP) - Cold temperatures can sap electric car batteries, temporarily reducing their range by more than 40 percent when interior heaters are used, a new study found.
The study of five electric vehicles by AAA also found that high temperatures can cut into battery range, but not nearly as much as the cold. The range returns to normal in more comfortable temperatures.
Many owners discovered the range limitations last week when much of the country was in the grips of a polar vortex. Owners of vehicles made by manufacturers including Tesla, the top-selling electric vehicle company in the U.S., complained on social media about reduced range and frozen door handles during the cold snap. ...
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