Electric Cars In Canadian Winter: A Hot Topic!

17 Jan 2024 | Abstracted from Electric Autonomy

"...unlike the minus 40 [C] mornings when a combustion engine won't start without a block heater, you won't have that issue with an EV....There is a debate about how much range an electric vehicle loses in cold temperatures...The safest (and most reasonable) number to go with is the same range loss a combustion vehicle experiences in the winter: 25 per cent."

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