The cold hard truth about electric vehicles in winter

Re:The cold hard truth about electric vehicles in winter by PhasmaFelis on Saturday December 24, 2022 @05:01PM (#34121534)

If the "guess-o-meter" is so bad that it leads reasonable people to wildly wrong conclusions, I'm hesitant to blame that on the user.

If all the factors you described are understood by humans, why aren't they factored into the display algorithm? If the car is going to drain battery for an hour getting warm before it can start to charge, then say that on the display.

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Re:The cold hard truth about electric vehicles in winter by simfree on Monday December 26, 2022 @12:34AM (#34134891)

The car can't predict the severity of weather, whether or not your going to preheat the car or your driving style.

All of these factors combine to make the range estimator a guesstimate on both gas and electric cars.

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Re:The cold hard truth about electric vehicles in winter by PhasmaFelis on Thursday December 29, 2022 @04:43PM (#34178421)

But it could make a better guess than it does, or even leave the numerical guess untouched but give the driver other useful information. Specifically, the information you gave in your first comment.

Teslas have great big dashboard screens. There was no need to leave OP thinking that the car was unchargable unless it was brought into a warm place.

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