Cold vs Warm Weather in an Electric Vehicle
6 min readDec 24, 2020
Every electric vehicle (EV) suffers from range degradation in cold ambient conditions. Battery chemistry slows down when it gets cold resulting in less available energy for the car. If some of the battery’s energy is used to warm itself to a more efficient operating temperature, that too will reduce the state of charge and the car’s overall efficiency. The exact amount depends on how low the temperature is, and…