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Old 6th December 2019, 06:36   #151
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Originally Posted by BigRuss View Post
I notice nobody mentions the effects of cold weather on the battery packs of EV's

Reduced range, and not recommended to charge lithium ion batteries under 0 degrees.

That's going to cause all sorts of problems in very cold weather.

Russ



Most of the newer BEV's have pre heating/pre conditioning nowadays which automatically raises the battery pack temperature in cold weather ready to receive a full charge when you plug the car in.
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