Why electric vehicles struggle in cold
And people with electric cars might notice their vehicles aren’t performing as well as normal CNN’s Jen Sullivan has you covered on what you can do to maximize your EV battery life in this winter weather as much of the country battles the bitter cold electric car owners are facing another problem their car’s
Performance drops when the temperatures dip the driving range isn’t as long and the charge isn’t as strong EV batteries just tend to perform a little less Andrew garberson works at recurrent electrical vehicle battery research company he says there are two issues that contribute to these problems one the electric car batteries operate on
Chemical reactions and when it’s cold those chemical reactions slow down and that reduces the car’s driving range the second issue is when it’s cold we crank up the heat in electric cars though the heaters run on stored energy which means less energy for driving long distances a
Lot of the reason that an EV will lose range in the wi winter is because it has to work so hard to keep its driver warm test by the consumer advocacy group Consumer Reports showed that EV driving range dropped by 25% on average in Highway cruising in subfreezing weather
When compared to days with warmer temperatures there is some good news though there is no lasting impact on an EV battery from cold weather so what can you do if you’re driving an electric vehicle in these frigid temperatures AAA has some tips one preheat your car while
It’s plugged in that will save energy two use seat warmers to help stay warm they’re more energy efficient and use far less power than your heater and lastly make sure you have winter tires to combat the snow for Consumer watch I’m Jen Sullivan
How you can maximize your EV battery life in this winter weather.
