yeah i'd love to spend half an hour charging a car at 18F (-8c). plus constant line up of cars waiting to charge.

in more positive news, the ioniq 5 does quite well.

 

Well since you're in Florida it probably doesn't matter much lol

 

This is like the exact reverse of the five minute fill up thread

 

EVs, right now, are best suited as sunbelt cars if you want everyday use. Unless you have a heated garage. I know if I had one here in NY, it's use would be limited in the very cold part of the winter. Ad if I lived in Maine or Vermont, forget it. Not sure how Canadians live with them year round.

 

Heated garage for the win I guess?

I'm adding a charger here at some point to prep for whatever cheap pos EV I decide to pick up to "finish" the solar system.

 

The video reflects what can happen if you have to fast charge in very cold weather. But in accepting that real-world scenario, you must also accept that plugging in at home and waking up to a fully charged car with both the battery and the cabin preheated and preconditioned at the time you choose is also a real world scenario.

 

I've supercharged a few times going from NJ -> Delaware in the snow and it wasn't too bad. There's a Starbucks at the parking lot and I just camped out there until I was closer to being done. Temps were closer to 8-10 instead of -8 though.

 

I don't do well in cold weather so I'd never make it up there.

Send ya'll some Florida sunshine.

 

Wow, is it really that nice down there right now? Up here is half rain/gloom dreariness today

 

Stock Photo is very nice this time of year.

 

I have no idea what freezing weather is. This is the closest to freezing I've ever seen



That said, I talk to my European and Polestar counterparts in Freezing parts of the country and world, and they have no issues with charging. Fast charging is mainly done when you are travelling long distances (trips). Also you would pre-condition your battery while heading to a fast charger to optimize charging. Does colder weather affect charging and range? I'm not going to deny that it doesn't. I can tell you one thing, talk to those people in freezing parts of the world and most will tell you they are still happy with their decisions to switch to EV

 

For EV owners, Florida weather would serve them well.
These are for Lex2k and Striker, I'm 5 miles from the beach and no stock photo this time I promise.

My palm tree, to send some smiles and cheer.
Grew it from a coconut.



My front porch thermometer right now.
Perfect for EV batteries for peeps who like EV's

 

I need to drive down there next month and enjoy that type of weather lol! Dang that would be nice right about now, in the mornings here the shop is super cold and the oil furnace takes a good hour to heat things up

 

Gorgeous view! Your weather is similar to Southern California weather, minus the humidity, and tropical storms LOL. I think it dips down to the 60's, but can get into the 80's and 90's in the winter if a Santa Ana wind condition occurs (the wind heats up as it blows down the mountains)

 

Oh that humidity is not bad for there, heck that's a GOOD level. When I was there last in July it was insane.