My wait for the 2023 numbers for auto sales in Denmark got interrupted by a blizzard so violent in my part of the country that I have personally never experienced anything like it. In a matter of a few hours, thousands of motorists got stranded on highways and motorways and … [continued]
On various EV forums, Facebook groups, and on Twitter, we often see new EV owners struggle as fall sets in. They bought an EV in the spring or summer months, and got used to seeing certain range estimates on the guess-o-meter. But, with colder temperatures, those numbers drop, sometimes precipitously. … [continued]
I recently shared the story of “Dirty Tesla,” who debunked an opinion piece by the Washington Post about how the Virginia winter traffic disaster would have been worse if all the vehicles were EVs. We now have more to share. First of all, we do not have direct confirmation of … [continued]
Curious about driving an electric car in very cold weather and bad/snowy road conditions? Let me provide some answers and perspective. Note: From the time I arrived at 7:00 a.m. until leaving at 11:00 a.m., Brighton received over 8” of fresh snow. Dual motors (four-wheel drive) and all-season tires were … [continued]
In an opinion piece in the Washington Post (which Steve Hanley already skewered), the author wrote about the recent icy traffic disaster on I-95 in Virginia but imagined a scenario where the only vehicles were EVs. The issue, the writer claimed, was that if everyone had been driving EVs, the … [continued]
An editorial writer and columnist for the Washington Post wrote a screed attacking electric cars this week. His heavily slanted piece was filled with misinformation. Here’s the truth about driving an electric car in winter.
Critics of electric vehicles sometimes mistakenly or misleadingly try to dismiss electric vehicles by claiming that they don’t work in cold weather. This view is quite untrue and easily proven incorrect. All EVs operate in cold weather, but their driving ranges do decrease to varying degrees in cold weather.
