Range anxiety is real in my non-megaregion life.
Master Plan: I am ready to buy an EV with V2H (Vehicle to Home). My home is solar powered and I am ready to power the EV with sunshine and use the EV as a home generator and possibly have the V2H EV become the electron reservoir for an off-the-grid system.
But, what about reduced range when it's cold?
I live in that grey area on the map where 5-6 months of the year it's damn cold.
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"AAA tested the range effects of 20F degree weather on several popular EVs and found that temperature alone could reduce range by 10-12%, while the use of in-vehicle climate control could amplify range loss to 40%. Idaho National Labs reported that cold weather can increase charging times by almost threefold, as seen in this chart by AutoBlog." Link to Recurrent article
WTF, Really? Any old timers
drive a car w/o heat in the winter? You need an ice scraper INSIDE the car.
I am ready for 100% EV, but EV is not ready for me.
Next.