A Heat Wave Will Cook Your Electric Car Battery, If You Let It

11 Jul 2023 | Abstracted from Mercury News

"High temperatures aren’t kryptonite for battery-powered vehicles. An EV in a hot climate has to work harder to keep its battery and its passengers cool, but the car will function just fine...On a chemical level, though, extreme heat is akin to heart disease

"As EV adoption progresses in tandem with rising temperatures, drivers all over the world will have to get familiar with best practices for maintaining battery life."

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