Posted on 01/14/2022 7:31:00 AM PST by Red Badger
Has Transport Canada put any Canadian crazy enough to buy an electric car (except a golf kart) under a “Mental Assessment Investigation”?
Solution: Wear a heavy coat and have a window scraper for the inside of the car and well as the outside. A tough sell when you are paying 50 grand for a car.
Hey, it is the nature of the beast — an electric car produces much less wasted energy in the form of heat. I bet that you run your battery down quickly by running an electric filament heater.
They could put a heat exchanger around the electric motor to capture the heat..................
“Pull over and clear window before you drive!”
Well without a reliable source of heat it’s pretty darn hard to keep the windshield in a car from fogging and freezing up in really cold climates. Who didn’t see this coming?
Guess they could roll down the windows and let the temperature equalize on both sides of the glass, that should clear it right up!🥶
Notice that the left keeps after Tesla. They are non-union and cannot be allowed to thrive and yet they do.
Tesla’s appear to be best served where the temp stays as consistent as possible year round with no chances of power outages or rolling blackouts.
San Diego weather without the California politicians
Is there such a fairy tale land somewhere?
Well, that issue has taken a back burner now that the new goal is self-driving by GPS.
Yes, it’s called FLORIDA...................
Teslas are built for the parts of California where it doesn’t freeze. Yet to be seen how EVs perform over the long run in cold climates. Suspect the batteries will run down fast and will wear out from frequent recharges. Simply would not depend on an EV if mandatory driving required more than 100 miles even with a “full” charge.
Then there is a recharge cycle. I can “recharge” my gasoline powered car in minutes whereas an EV takes hours.
Yes, it’s called FLORIDA.................
BINGO !!
:)
Not sure I want to be in a Tesla in a Thunderstorm.
I’ve observed in years past that electric cars need a Webasto cabin heater with a 1-2 gallon diesel tank to provide extreme cold weather heating ability.
Is there enough heat? Electric motors by design have to be very efficient. The battery charge lasts longer that way.
““Tesla is taking this cold weather climate problem very seriously”
They’re just becoming aware of the problem?
Also wow, the car has a heat pump! Not saying it’s bad idea but hadn’t heard that. Suppose that means a separate electric motor for it.
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