Electric vehicles close to ‘tipping point’ of mass adoption

Re:Electric vehicles close to ‘tipping point’ of mass adoption by sunstone on Friday January 22, 2021 @07:32PM (#25878239)

Weirdly, the most popular car in Ulan Bator (capital of Mongolia) is the Prius because in their super cold winters it, of all cars, starts and runs best in the cold.

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Re:Electric vehicles close to ‘tipping point’ of mass adoption by theshrike79 on Saturday January 23, 2021 @04:44AM (#25881012)

The Prius Secret is that the engine is so loosely tuned it doesn't have much friction when starting, the oil also has the viscosity of colored water :)

Best of all it uses the EV motor and battery to crank the ICE engine, there's no separate weak-ass starter motor.

Had mine in -30C weather for a weekend, cranked it on monday night and it just - started. Like it had been vacationing in the French Riviera.

Compare that to my old Diesel VW, which - when cranked at the same situation - made a sound like someone was strangling a moose. I had two attempts to get it to start, then the battery would run out because of the friction caused by the thick-ass oil.

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Re:Electric vehicles close to ‘tipping point’ of mass adoption by sunstone on Saturday January 23, 2021 @05:37PM (#25886789)

Thanks for providing the details on why the Prius is so reliable in these harsh conditions. :)

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