Comments by "TeeKay" (@teekay_1) on "EVs are HOPELESS in winter | MGUY EV News 24 December 2024 | MGUY Australia" video.

@TroySavary Sounds like he is. Can you point to where you imagine he's wrong? Have you ever been to Alaska in winter?
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@TroySavary Yes, there is a range reduction There's more than that. The battery can't be charged when it's cold, and for people who don't live in houses with garages (which is most of the population), and cannot charge at home, then yes, it's a huge problem. Last year in in the midwest hundreds of driver were stranded waiting for chargers that never were freed up because they ran out of battery waiting for slower charging times. Your argument tells us that you live in an area has mild winters, you charge in your garage, and never have to deal with the debacle of public chargers in the cold. You add 2-3 feet of snow to that mix and you might as well put park an EV for the winter while you bring your second car that can run in weather that's 20 below zero.
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So... any month that ends in a "Y" are not good months for EVs?
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@robertgreen9614 Amazing, but true, temps can go do to -50F there.
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@scruffscruffeton986 It has been in the teens in the mid-atlantic region of the US for an extended period (roughly about -9C) and if this keeps up even more people won't believe in the climate religion.
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@TroySavary Let me spell out the exact circumstances that happened last year: 1) People in cities can't charge at home 2) Temps were in the teens, and range was much shorter than they expected 3) thousands of people did the same thing 4) So thousands of people all went to the public chargers at the same time. 5) Most people wanted their cars filled up because of #2 above 6) which took 40-60 minutes+ in the cold 7) Batteries were getting into that trouble range of <20% charge 8) Batteries ran out completely in that circumstance. 9) with the batteries being outside in the cold, it was a catch-22. The batteries couldn't pre-heat so they couldn't charge. 10) So hundreds of people's EVs were stranded and needed to be towed to a warmer place to charge.
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@just8310 -30C is about -22F. In fact Fairbanks Alaska will often go down to -30F or -34C in January. In that kind of cold, even gas powered cars need to keep running all day to ensure the engine oil doesn't freeze. Presumably, for an EV in those temperatures, you just park it and have a second car that doesn't have to preheat the battery.
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@biggils8894 They are about to tax them out of existence Not in the US.
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@flyingcircus808 You just hit the remote starter button in a gas powered car. No need for making them more complex.
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@bmw803 It's not just that EVs catch on fire, the real issue is that they burn so hot they can't be put out at all . Dunking them in water makes the fire burn hotter.
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These EVs might be more viable if they just put in a turbo-charged 4-cylinder engine either in front or back and then skinny down the battery so it can deliver about 60 miles of range and then the gas engine would recharge the battery as well as being the primary drive for the car (or truck).
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@thomasreilly6362 Well, yes and no. Here's the advice given to Finnish motorists with an EV: The battery of an electric car should always be preheated in freezing temperatures, says special traffic expert Hanna Kalenoja from the Finnish Information Centre of Automobile Sector. Preheating conserves battery life because it does not then need to be used to heat the car Kalenoja recommends keeping EVs charged in severe frozen conditions even when they're not in regular use. Extreme cold can damage the car if it stands idle for long periods on an empty battery, she warns It is also reported that cold temperatures in Finland means that you'll pay 100€ for the electricity to charge your car up from about 40€ in milder seasons.
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