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Originally Posted by 1fastz28
Its not like ICE vehicles work perfectly in extreme weather scenarios either, but i'm sure with the billions of dollars that the OEM's are pouring into the R&D, things will only get better.
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True that ICE don't work perfect in extreme weather, but EV's have a much broader variation of performance in extreme conditions. I even notice it in my Hybrid... temperatures between the 40's to the 80's make a significant impact on my Hybrid battery, so much so my fuel mileage will vary as much as 25 MPG with similar driving conditions where at 40*F I'm doing good if I get 30 - 35 MPG in a Prius and at 80*F I can get as high as 55 MPG ... In my SS on the other hand, the same temperature variations make almost no noticeable impact in my drivability range or even performance.
An EV takes a much greater range loss in extreme cold than ICE vehicles do, and they perform very poorly when recharging in these conditions as well.