A brother and sister say they had to stop 6 times in one day to charge their rented Tesla in cold weather after the battery drai...
Xaviar and Alice Steavenson said they paid up to $30 each time they needed to recharge their car on their road trip from Orlando to Wichita.
EVs are less viable than ICE cars on long trips during winter.
That’s less than 1% of trips taken by a normal driver.
The usual daily drive is between 30-40 miles a day, well suited for even the cheapest EVs.
The average driver would save more than 2 hours at the pump every year, that’s time you’ll be using fast charging instead.
For me it’s a break even, I use about the same time fast charging my Ioniq 5 as I was using filling up my Volvo V90.
If you’re driving a lot of longer trips during winter, driving an EV will be a pain,
But if you’re closer to the average driver, it’s very convenient to wake up with full tank every day.
Especially here in Sweden where a litre of gasoline is close to 20 SEK ($6,83 a gallon), and a kWh is less than 15 cents.
There are a few drawbacks of driving an EV, increased consumption and longer charge sessions during winter are two of them. But that will only be an issue if you drive multiple trips of 200 miles + in less than 50F.
I’m not here to convince you.
I would just like to remove some myths.
Long trips (except in cold weather), battery degradation and replacement is a non issue on this generation of EVs.
The environmental aspect is a huge question mark, but the fun factor is great.
Mine is as fast and fun as a super car, at a fraction of the cost.