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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 :unclejoe: 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.


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