You Can’t Fool Mother Nature

MOTUS A.D. ^ | 2-4-19 | MOTUS

[xrmusn]

Can someone please explain to me why cold is better than warm?
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I would prefer the ice for my drink to be cold rather than warm.....<: <: <:

[John Locke]

Batteries work by causing chemical reactions. Chemical reactions go faster when warm, and slower when cold: that is simple thermodynamics.

In cold weather, steam engines stay warm, diesel engines stay warm, gasoline engines stay warm. Batteries get cold. Duh!

[oldasrocks]

They just need solar powered heated garages to put the Telsa in.

Otherwise get 10 lba of charcoal and light it up under the car to keep it warm.

[Mrs. Don-o]

"Can someone please explain to me why cold is better than warm?"

Good question. Lancet (British medical journal) analyzed a huge database that proved that seasonally, cold weather causes 20x more "excess deaths" than hot weather.

[The Great RJ]

In -15 temperatures last week, I saw a Chevy Volt on the highway obviously struggling to maintain 50 mph. I am certain the little garden tractor sized engine that provides power to the batteries on Chevy Volts was working at full capacity straining to keep up with the cold.