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#391
Lexus Champion
How cold does it get where you are?
#392
Lexus Champion
See, I'm not the only one saying this. If it was just me saying this, than what do I know? But it's not just not me saying this, and it's not just BS Government articles
#393
Lexus Fanatic
Because I know you won't actually Google it, here are some results:
AAA:
https://magazine.northeast.aaa.com/d...wer-in-winter/
https://www.cnbc.com/2014/02/14/cold...s-mileage.html
And this is just the tip of the iceberg...Google it.
AAA:
https://magazine.northeast.aaa.com/d...wer-in-winter/
Winter is the harshest of seasons, at least when it comes to the weather. And that excess strain extends to our cars. Frigid temperatures, snow, ice and freezing rain can take quite a toll on vehicles. One of the most prominent effects cold weather has on cars is a drop in fuel economy. Simply put, a drop in temperature goes hand-in-hand with a drop in miles-per-gallon.
https://www.cnbc.com/2014/02/14/cold...s-mileage.html
If it seems like your fuel economy has been lower than normal this winter, it’s not your imagination.
Like people, cars find it harder to get through a cold winter, which is especially true for the latest generation of battery-based vehicles.
New research from the Oak Ridge National Laboratory found that some models can lose as much as a third of their fuel economy when the mercury drops to 20 degrees. And the colder the weather or shorter the trip, the bigger the drop.
Like people, cars find it harder to get through a cold winter, which is especially true for the latest generation of battery-based vehicles.
New research from the Oak Ridge National Laboratory found that some models can lose as much as a third of their fuel economy when the mercury drops to 20 degrees. And the colder the weather or shorter the trip, the bigger the drop.
#394
Lexus Champion
I really don’t want to get into it any more.
You guys are all pro-ev and I’m not so it’s pretty pointless.
Ive just talked to my whole family in Roc, most of our friends, and my father who lived in Chicago. None of them think that’s a thing. I don’t care what government websites say.
You guys are all pro-ev and I’m not so it’s pretty pointless.
Ive just talked to my whole family in Roc, most of our friends, and my father who lived in Chicago. None of them think that’s a thing. I don’t care what government websites say.
#395
Lexus Fanatic
Everyone is entitled to their own opinion but not their own facts
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#397
Lexus Champion
Not freaking 20% that is the biggest load I’ve ever heard.
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#398
Lexus Fanatic
Like I said, do some research. Yes 20%. I have experienced that myself, I get approximately that much less range when traveling in the cold vs traveling in the summer. Obviously its less of an issue in an ICE car because you can just fuel it up.
#399
Pole Position
Cold weather inefficiency is absolutely a thing and it's death by a thousand cuts. Lots of things contribute to overall inefficiency. One example that the article correctly highlights is that short trip cold-engine fuel economy is absolutely dismal. The first few miles of dismal cold-engine economy will have a lesser impact on a longer trip, but on a short trip you might absolutely see trip economy that's easily 50% or more lower than your regular average mileage. Again, this is grade school physics. Well chemistry too, as it's chemical energy we're talking about. But mostly physics.
#400
Lexus Champion
I really don’t want to get into it any more.
You guys are all pro-ev and I’m not so it’s pretty pointless.
Ive just talked to my whole family in Roc, most of our friends, and my father who lived in Chicago. None of them think that’s a thing. I don’t care what government websites say.
You guys are all pro-ev and I’m not so it’s pretty pointless.
Ive just talked to my whole family in Roc, most of our friends, and my father who lived in Chicago. None of them think that’s a thing. I don’t care what government websites say.
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Lexus Champion
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Lexus Champion
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Lexus Champion
#405
Lexus Fanatic