Cold weather causes challenges for electric vehicle drivers

Cold weather is causing a flurry of problems for electric vehicle owners across central Pennsylvania due to the effect it has on its lithium-ion battery.

"You can tell the battery goes faster," said Leah Williams, a Harrisburg resident who has owned an EV for four years. "You cannot let your battery go down [in the cold]."

"There’s definitely been a decrease in battery life with the colder weather and even with charging times it's been increased," said Madison Lawrence, a one-year EV owner from York. "It’s complicated because I have to take time out of my day, sometimes every other day just to charge and refill my battery."

Experts say the cold is causing the chemical reaction happening within the EV battery to slow down exponentially. They say battery range for EVs can be reduced by up to 30% in the cold and at zero degrees can lose 10 times the amount of power. Depending on the type of charging station, recharges in the cold can also double or even triple in time.

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