After this incident, Road & Track tested how long a gas and electric car could stay warm while parked in cold weather. They discovered that both could last over two days when topped-up.
Your reasoning is flawed and prejudicial. Two similar cars with the same range keep their interiors warm for the same period of time no matter what kind of power source they use. As an Alaskan, we know to always keep our tanks at least half-full. Choosing to drive a gas car with a near empty tank in winter because other people can bring you gasoline in an emergency is absurd!
People could car hop as cars usually have 2 or 3 empty seats to share the heat. The problem is when an engine isn't running the oil thickens and the cold cranking amps may not be enough to start it back up.
But used electric vehicles still aren't no where near as cheap as used gas cars after 10 years.
After this incident, Road & Track tested how long a gas and electric car could stay warm while parked in cold weather. They discovered that both could last over two days when topped-up.
Your reasoning is flawed and prejudicial. Two similar cars with the same range keep their interiors warm for the same period of time no matter what kind of power source they use. As an Alaskan, we know to always keep our tanks at least half-full. Choosing to drive a gas car with a near empty tank in winter because other people can bring you gasoline in an emergency is absurd!
People could car hop as cars usually have 2 or 3 empty seats to share the heat. The problem is when an engine isn't running the oil thickens and the cold cranking amps may not be enough to start it back up.
But used electric vehicles still aren't no where near as cheap as used gas cars after 10 years.
I would say for homes with a garage it favors electric since most of us keep the car “topped up” to 80% every night instead of once a week.