Owners of electric cars have been warned to keep them charged overnight and warm them before use to avoid getting caught short in the freezing temperatures, as unchargeable Teslas were abandoned in icy Chicago. The Telegraph has more.
Electric cars can lose between 10% and 20% of their range when temperatures drop, as the lithium-ion battery becomes less efficient and drivers switch on features such as the heating, the AA said.
The U.K. had its coldest night of the winter so far this week, with snow and ice keeping hundreds of schools closed yesterday.
But temperatures are expected to rise again into the weekend, and rain will potentially bring floods from Sunday across large parts of the country.
“EV drivers should consider keeping their cars plugged in overnight and pre-conditioning the car, which in many models can be done via an app from the comfort of your own home,” said Edmund King, president of the AA.
Colder batteries can take longer to charge, and are less efficient, reducing range.
Tesla drivers in Chicago, where temperatures have reached –34°C, said cars were being abandoned at charging stations as the time taken to recharge stretched from 45 minutes to two hours.
Mr. King added that in the U.K., “most EV drivers are used to the drop in range”, with car displays factoring in the impact of cold weather on mileage estimates.
“We have not seen an increase in breakdowns due to cars being out of charge,” he said.
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Bravo, Debbie.
We’re talking about Zach Bridges, right?
Bridges’ asserts, “there are unsubstantiated concerns about transgender women having a physical advantage over cisgender women.,” Translated into English, it reads “there no proof that blokes have a physical advantage over women.” What a deluded self-serving cheat he is!
so transexual jornalist (Debbie Hayton) says transgender cyclist (Emily Bridges) “is no more a woman than I am”.
Do Ed Davey and Kier Starmer agree? Sit back, get the popcorn in and watch their heads explode trying to answer that.
The comparison with scientifically grounded young earth creationism is unfortunate.
‘Debbie’ Hayton’s comments are akin to gaslighting. He’s helped to normalise the ridiculous by dressing and living as a woman when he’s clearly not. He is certainly NOT transsexual because it’s a fantasy status. Hormones, surgery and wannabe claims don’t make people what they’re not and can never be.
With the MSM propagandising about the popularity of women’s football it won’t be long before money starts flooding into it ….. and women footballers’ earnings increasing substantially.
So how long will it be before a man, who failed to make the grade as a professional player, decides to don a frock and declare that he’s a woman …… in order to get a piece of the action in the “women’s” game?
I give it about 5 years.
Weird I can comment on this article but not the article about Denmark banning the burning of the Quran? Why?