I've heard from multiple sources these facts about electric cars and winter -
- An electric car with its lithium batteries will lose around 25% of it's charge overnight on a mild winter's night due to the cold.
- Because using electricity to produce heat is so inefficient, when driving an electric car in winter, 40% of battery usage will be used by the car's heater. Again, 40% on a mild winter day.
Electric cars do have their benefits. But they are novelty vehicles, much like how bicycles and motorbikes are novelty vehicles. Electric cars can not be used year round, and they are no where near being able to replace gas and diesel vehicles any time soon.
I've heard from multiple sources these facts about electric cars and winter -
- An electric car with its lithium batteries will lose around 25% of it's charge overnight on a mild winter's night due to the cold.
- Because using electricity to produce heat is so inefficient, when driving an electric car in winter, 40% of battery usage will be used by the car's heater. Again, 40% on a mild winter day.
Electric cars do have their benefits. But they are novelty vehicles, much like how bicycles and motorbikes are novelty vehicles. Electric cars can not be used year round, and they are no where near being able to replace gas and diesel vehicles any time soon.
there simply might not be enough juice on the grid to recharge them
I wonder what the used EV market is like. The batteries have a fairly short lifespan, so if you buy a used EV, consider having to replace the battery pack soon after you acquire it.
>there simply might not be enough juice on the grid to recharge them
I wonder what the used EV market is like. The batteries have a fairly short lifespan, so if you buy a used EV, consider having to replace the battery pack soon after you acquire it.
Replacing a battery pack costs $30,000, and that's only if you can find a replacement battery pack somewhere, new or used, because they are very hard to find.
Replacing a battery pack costs $30,000, and that's only if you can find a replacement battery pack somewhere, new or used, because they are very hard to find.
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