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Re:We're Not Even Close to EVs Being as Cheap as Gas Cars, M... by pxue on Monday April 04, 2022 @11:52PM (#30915128)
Hard to say. Warranty covers "normal usage", maybe defined by mild californian weather.

Severe heat or cold wrecks havoc on battery life. Even in southern Canada I am certain you won't get anywhere near the 8 full years, now imaging you live anywhere that gets down to -30C frequently during the winter.

That's my biggest concern right now, heating an electric car uses the battery as heat is NOT a byproduct of an electric engine. Very impractical in the winter.

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Re:We're Not Even Close to EVs Being as Cheap as Gas Cars, M... by simfree on Tuesday April 05, 2022 @12:26AM (#30915289)
Once the battery and car is up to temp the range loss isn't very bad. I had the opportunity to spend a few weeks driving EVs in western Canada over the past winter, and even a crummy Fiat still has about 100km range when its -11c (aka -12f) out despite its nearly decade old battery with 120,000km (75,000 miles) on the odometer.
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