Monday, January 31, 2011

Electric Cars in Cold Climate, Battery Has Power Loss

Have the electric car manufacturers considered this problem?
This report from the Canada Free Press and The Washington Post editorial writer Charles Lamb.



Read in this science report where in severe climate, such as Minnesota, you should keep your battery warm for normal efficiency. Seems to be quite a drain on the power grid in Minnesota, for example, where you would have keep it warm when parked and then charge it as well. Read more from this segment of the article.

If you live in an area where the winters get extremely cold an all-electric vehicle will have to be garaged and equipped with some kind of plug-in battery warmer for it to be effective in the coldest months of the year. Keep these thoughts in mind if you’re planning an electric car purchase; we don’t want you finding out the range of your car has been halved when it’s five below zero and you’re fifteen miles from home.”...

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