Are Electric Vehicles Useless in the Cold? - BMW i3 Winter Range

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Driving in the winter is almost never fun if you actually have to get somewhere, but with an EV, it can be even more complicated as you have to worry about a few extra things. The range being the main issue with electric cars as the high voltage battery is what is used to heat up the inside of the car most of the time. Sure, there are cars that have heat pumps and that helps reduce the usage for the resistant heater, but it still takes a lot of energy to warm up a vehicle. Cold temperatures can also effect how the car is charging and how much charge it can take in a given time. Cold batteries are not happy batteries and will reduce charging speed to pre-condition and save wear and tear. This is a good thing, but it also slows down your recharges if you go on a trip. Performance can also be effected for the same reason, a cold HV battery will not be able to give full power to the motor.

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