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To: rktman

Here’s every electric vehicle on sale in the US for 2020 and its range

https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/every-electric-car-ev-range-audi-chevy-tesla/


6 posted on 01/03/2022 8:11:00 AM PST by Libloather (Why do climate change hoax deniers live in mansions on the beach?)
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To: Libloather

Thanks.


7 posted on 01/03/2022 8:12:31 AM PST by rktman (Destroy America from within? Check! WTH? Enlisted USN 1967 to end up with this? 😕)
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To: Libloather
Here’s every electric vehicle on sale in the US for 2020 and its range wildly exaggerated range.

A couple things that should be noted but almost never are:

If you value the life of the battery which typically costs a small fortune... most manufacturers recommend that the batteries be charged it to no more than 80% to 90%. You also should not charge to less than 20%. And if you value your battery you should not use a quick charger as they will quickly damage cells by overheating them. That immediately gets you down to about 60% of the advertised range.

Tesla admitted recently that many of their new cars shipped with batteries that were already 2 years old. Typical lithium-ion batteries lose about 10% of their capacity per year. Some do a little better and some do worse.

And then there is the issue of temperature. If lithium-ion batteries get cold their output can drop off dramatically, and if they get to warm, they can be permanently damaged. When the temperatures drop below 20 F range typically drops by 40% or more. If the vehicle is being driven in temperatures over 90 F there is a good chance that the battery could overheat and be damaged if there is a high discharge rate from accelerating quickly and driving fast especially while using the air conditioning and other accessories.

And the range numbers are almost all greatly exaggerated to begin with. People who typically spent between $40,000 and $120,000 on a new car prefer to brag about what a wise choice they made rather than share disappointing details.

31 posted on 01/03/2022 8:54:38 AM PST by fireman15
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