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AAA Says Freezing temps can cut EV range by more than half!
« on: March 24, 2014, 12:26:27 PM »
AAA Says Freezing Temperatures Can
Cut EV Range By More Than Half

Electric Cars - 3/20/14

It's been established that electric cars aren't fond of weather that isn't pretty mild. But a new study from AAA says that range advertised could be cut by a staggering 57 percent if conditions aren't ideal.

In a study released Thursday, AAA says the average range of EVs in their testing was cut by that 57 percent figure over the EPA rating when driving in 20 degree weather. That means they were only able to get 43 miles on a charge when it was below freezing, versus 105 miles when it was 75 degrees out.

Hot weather also decreased EV range, AAA says, but not as much as the freezing temps.

Until that's all figured out, EVs are only going to do well in places that don't see much weather, like Southern California. Try explaining to someone in Chicago this winter why their Nissan Leaf only got them 43 precent of the way to work.

http://jalopnik.com/aaa-says-freezing-temperatures-can-cut-ev-range-by-more-1548389877

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Re: AAA Says Freezing temps can cut EV range by more than half!
« Reply #1 on: March 24, 2014, 12:40:00 PM »
Most people do not commute that far to work. If you commute 8 miles a day, you will have no problems. If you commute over 20 miles, then you should consider a car that is not entirely electric. This is not the political issue you want to make it. The person who got only 45% of his way to work is hypothetical and probably does not even exist.
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Re: AAA Says Freezing temps can cut EV range by more than half!
« Reply #2 on: March 24, 2014, 03:46:10 PM »
Oh yeah people don't do anything but commute to work. They all stay at home on weekends and don't travel to games home and away for their kids, go on weekend trips, or ever venture beyond 8 miles. The all electric car is a joke/fraud just like bankrupt Sylendra that cost $535 million in taxpayer money courtesy of Obama!
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Re: AAA Says Freezing temps can cut EV range by more than half!
« Reply #3 on: March 24, 2014, 04:42:34 PM »
Electric cars make sense for some people. If you don't want one, no one is forcing you to buy one.

As I said, it is not a political issue and you are stupid to think it is one. It shows that you waste too much time listening to idiots.

Solyndra is teensy small potatoes when compared with Juniorbush's useless war in Iraq.

President Obama rescued GM and Chrysler. He is smarter than your goofy governor Perry or that cur, Cruz.
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Re: AAA Says Freezing temps can cut EV range by more than half!
« Reply #4 on: March 24, 2014, 05:42:03 PM »
Quote from: Xavier_Onassis on March 24, 2014, 04:42:34 PM
Electric cars make sense for some people. If you don't want one, no one is forcing you to buy one.

Ah if it were only that simple.
It is and will be an extremely small niche market,
But Obama and the Left push it with loan incentives and taxpayer funds
so they can pretend it has a real near successful future....it's a joke.

Quote from: Xavier_Onassis on March 24, 2014, 04:42:34 PM
President Obama rescued GM and Chrysler.

The US government lost $10.5 billion on the Obama General Motors corporate bailout.
Some "rescue" just print a bunch of money and/or borrow from China!
In all the Obama corporate big business bailouts still owe taxpayers $124 billion!

Quote from: Xavier_Onassis on March 24, 2014, 04:42:34 PM
He is smarter than your goofy governor Perry

You live in a fantasy world.
The Perry Economy in Texas sure kicks the Obama economy ass.
Job growth vs job loss.
And Perry doesn't even have a dollar printing press like Obama.
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Re: AAA Says Freezing temps can cut EV range by more than half!
« Reply #5 on: March 25, 2014, 08:07:13 AM »
Minimum wage job growth. What Texas is, is POOR.

And Cruz has a voice of a cartoon chicken.
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Re: AAA Says Freezing temps can cut EV range by more than half!
« Reply #6 on: March 25, 2014, 11:21:08 AM »
Professor Deflection Master, strikes again.  Let's ignore the actual reality of the job creation & growth going on in Texas, along with the how's & why's, and instead focus on how Ted Cruz supposedly sounds     :o
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Re: AAA Says Freezing temps can cut EV range by more than half!
« Reply #7 on: March 25, 2014, 01:00:40 PM »
Listen to him! He sounds just like a cartoon chicken.

Do you want to have to listen to his screechy voice on the news for four years?  Do you think that he will convey any modicum of respect from Putin? I bet he has several pair of Mom Jeans for his trips to Camp David.-
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Re: AAA Says Freezing temps can cut EV range by more than half!
« Reply #8 on: March 25, 2014, 01:14:03 PM »
Quote from: Xavier_Onassis on March 25, 2014, 01:00:40 PM
Listen to him! He sounds just like a cartoon chicken.

Who the hell cares??  He can sound like Elmer Fudd, since that has squat to do with his policies, intelligence, or why Texas (& ND) are leading the nation in job growth/creation.  Here's a hint, it has nothing to do with how anyone talks...that would be a deflection...something to try and focus on, vs the actual points being made    :o

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