Re:The road to electric is filled with tiny cars
by Yaggo on Wednesday February 24, 2021 @01:24AM
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I live in Finland and drive a Tesla. I often hear people saying that EVs are "city cars" and not suitable elsewhere because of cold winter and long distances. Actually the opposite is true.
- In countryside people drive more by average -> more savings
- Practically every house has at least 3*25A power lines (230V) -> 11 kW charging from "red socket"
- EVs are just fine in winter because of quick remote pre-heating, no need to idle the engine etc
Btw, I just made a long trip in -20°C / -4°F. Of course the range is significantly shorter than in summer because heating needs energy, but there are no fundamental problems with the batteries itself.
- In countryside people drive more by average -> more savings
- Practically every house has at least 3*25A power lines (230V) -> 11 kW charging from "red socket"
- EVs are just fine in winter because of quick remote pre-heating, no need to idle the engine etc
Btw, I just made a long trip in -20°C / -4°F. Of course the range is significantly shorter than in summer because heating needs energy, but there are no fundamental problems with the batteries itself.