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The cold truth about EVs: Freezing weather slashes battery mileage | many early EV adopters discovered the technology sold to them doesn’t work where they live | Rest of World (restofworld.org)
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[–] stabby_cicada@slrpnk.net 9 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Or is this article just concentrating on the old EVs that have no battery heating/cooling systems?

That. Because those are the EVs that were rolled out in developing countries without proper foresight or supporting infrastructure.

I expect it'll work out in the long run, but such a waste.

[–] Etnaphele@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago

Global warming to the rescue!