Posted on 01/03/2023 8:11:16 AM PST by rktman
There are now an estimated 1.7 million electric vehicles (EVs) on U.S. roads, compared to roughly 400,000 in spring 2018. That means that a lot more Americans are experiencing the joys and pitfalls of EV ownership, from silent, swift acceleration and emission-free driving on the positive side to slower fueling times and shorter driving ranges on the negative side.
More Americans are also learning that frigid temperatures affect EVs differently than internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles, chiefly by cutting into their driving range to a greater extent. While a typical ICE vehicle might have its range reduced by 15% to 25% in below-freezing temperatures, an EV's range will be slashed 20% to 50% depending upon driving speed, temperature, and interior climate preferences. Combustion reactions occur more inefficiently at colder temperatures, accounting for the range decline in ICE vehicles. But cold slows the physical and chemical reactions in EV batteries to a larger degree, limiting the energy and power the battery can deliver to the motors. Moreover, while ICE vehicles utilize otherwise wasted heat from the engine to warm car interiors in winter, EVs use electric heaters to perform much of the climate control, further draining the already hamstrung battery.
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Well, here's an update from Tyler on his F-150 Lightning that might explain part of his issues:
The BATTERY FAILED on my Ford F150 Lightning EV pickup the day after I SOLD IT! Buyer NOT happy...
But I wouldn't think about owning an EV up north. Cold weather = having to run the "precondition" to heat the battery = loss of miles/kWh. Less sunlight up north too = less free solar power to power your home and charge the EV.
Lower temperatures increase conductivity, but slow down chemical reactions in batteries and cause humans to thaw out their frost-bitten toes with excess heater use. Not good for electrics! These, in addition to range, are all problems to be solved - but like most folks, I’m not buying until they are solved.
Well, I know how they handled during California’s 12-day heat wave this past September - I was getting alerts every few hours from the power company specifically NOT to plug in EVs.
So it was Ford’s fault due to bad battery. LOL! I guess a V-8 could have failed as well. Or as badly.
EV manufacturers have moved from basic electric stip heating to freon-based thermal heat pumps to generate cabin (and battery) heating.
Heat pumps use less electricity to create the same amount of heat than electric resistance heating strips. A heat pump is basically an air condidtioner run in reverse.
Soon the electric vehicle idiots mandators will have to have JACKED battery packs and Glowing Capacitors.
Lightning in a bottle!
Trudeau Government in Canada has mandated that ALL farm equipment be electric powered by 2025, or elese the farmes clinging to deisel will have to pay a punative Carbon Tax which will put those farmers out of production and starve Canadians...But even worse, gthis is an initiative The part of the Great NWO Trudeau reset to starve Canadians to control them.
No wonder Trudeau wants to ban private ownership of semi automatic rifles and hand guns.
Electric vehicles are all a part of the reset plan.
Let the idiots freeze in their Utopian electric Vehicles
They are all ICED over.......................
Ford has made it’s fair share of Shitty V8’s, but their Ecoboost takes the cake for crap engines.
My hybrid is parked, mostly due to the minimal clearance underneath that makes it undrivable with any snow on the roads. No problem, I’m just going to drive my H3.
Or, maybe it was bad lithium for chi-nuh? Where does ford source it’s batterys? Where does the supplier get their components? Lots of questions. But guess what else. LOTS of “See Uh OH 2” released in the manufacturing process for ALL the parts. Hardly zero emissions.
Notice the weasel word?
Still waiting on the solar powered air craft carriers of the future. And the solar powered F-16s. And M-1 abrams battle tanks and.................. Solar powered super cargo carriers? 😃👍
If I owned a Tesla, I would not want to take it on long drives in the cold, especially over a major holiday weekend. I'd likely leave it in the garage. I think that's what most people did.
Not sure what you guys got but we had about 11 inches in the North Valleys. Plus a couple more last night. But, I have to admit, I do have an EV snow blower. With 2 sets of batteries. Only good for light dry powder. The wet slushy stuff, not so much. LOL!
Payload, terrain and headwinds also have a much more dramatic affect on EV’s vs ICE vehicles.
Top it off with an excellent chance to get stranded somewhere and charging times that are off the chart vs a simple 10 minute fillup.
Therein lies the problem...the government forcing electric instead of letting the market decide. And it’s all based on the global warming hoax. They can just go to hell.
Drawing a “black box” around the vehicle...
Similar to us.
We live in N Ga.
Wife’s daily driver is a plug-in hybrid, with a 12 mile commute.
I drive a 2012 F150 Ecoboost that is a great vehicle, despite the disparaging remark on this thread about the Ecoboost engine.
Third car is for fun - my wife’s Porsche - premium unleaded thank you very much.
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