>If nonsense like "Electric cars don't work in the cold" gains traction
Well, isn't that kind of true? Obviously, EVs work, but the cold weather has a large impact on batteries.
Well, isn't that kind of true? Obviously, EVs work, but the cold weather has a large impact on batteries.
What came up was two other hidden factors which were usually ignored (at least by one person - me).
The heater systems for the gasoline cars run on parasitic heating, so does the power brake vacuum generation.
Both need to be artificially generated for EVs, which busts the "slow brake" traffic MPG gain myth that the hybrids perpetuated.
I think you mean waste heat
This is distinct from things like A/C, which place a non-trivial amount of load on the engine even at idle, and often require things like a higher idle speed while engaged.
The lesson here is that EVs need to be treated differently to gasoline engines. Once those habits kick in, I'm sure we'll see a few in Siberia.
Misconceptions are quite harmful to progress.
The point here is the claim that EVs don't work in a cold climate, which is disingenuous at best.
Everyone knows your gas consumption goes up during winter, so everyone just puts gas in more often. Everyone who lives in colder climates know to plug in the block heater otherwise your car won't be moving anywhere in the morning.
EVs have some great benefits, unfortunately they're not a silver buttlet and you still have to take care of them. You just take care of them in a different way than ICE cars.