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Re:The cold hard truth about electric vehicles in winter by rlkf on Saturday December 24, 2022 @07:14PM (#34122631)
Mostly it's the start battery that have problems in the cold. The diesel sold in Norway have anti-gelling substances added; cars run fine in -20 degC/-4 degF.
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Re:The cold hard truth about electric vehicles in winter by pard68 on Saturday December 24, 2022 @07:32PM (#34122763)
I live in the southern USA. So it makes sense that I have never heard of this. We had a -6°F night the other night but usually it'll freeze at night and be back above freezing by noon.
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Re:The cold hard truth about electric vehicles in winter by bluGill on Saturday December 24, 2022 @08:45PM (#34123219)
diesel starts gelling at warmer than water freezes.
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Re:The cold hard truth about electric vehicles in winter by maxerickson on Saturday December 24, 2022 @09:00PM (#34123316)
It's likely that the stations around you switch to a winter mix.
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