From your link:
>But the battery only functions properly at temperatures above room temperature and up to 150°C
It doesn't have to be over 150 Celsius, it has to be over room temperature.
>But the battery only functions properly at temperatures above room temperature and up to 150°C
It doesn't have to be over 150 Celsius, it has to be over room temperature.
There aren't really any perfect solutions, but cold temperatures are a problem we've dealt from the beginning with both batteries and internal combustion engines. My dad used to tell me stories about his time in Alaska as a teenager, and a bush pilot who would talk about when he'd have to pull the drain the oil from his plane, pull the battery, and take both inside overnight to keep them from freezing.
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That isn't the standard, at least not in North America (120V/240V) or Europe (230V):
I am not sure where it comes from but in the US it's not uncommon for supplies to be referred to as 220/110 rather than 240/120. They're generally understood to be the same thing.
Interesting fact: Tesla achieves their ludicrous mode (2.3 seconds 0-100kph) by pre-heating their batteries so that more power can be drawn. During my test drive, it took an estimated 40 minutes to heat the batteries to do this...