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Originally Posted by Rainger99
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EVs are definitely NOT one size fits all. They make a bit more sense in states like Florida, California, etc., where the weather is warm year-round, but take that charming little EV-mobile north and things get dicey fast.
"Cold temperatures do affect electric vehicles and steal some of their range. The amount of range lost depends on many factors such as the car itself, its potential range in normal weather, and whether the heat is on. According to AAA, EVs often lose 12% of their range in cold weather, but the loss leaps to 41% with the heater on full blast" (blink charging dot com).
There is a huge swath of country (most of north and northwest Minnesota, North and South Dakota, Montana, parts of other states), almoste 25% of the entire landmass of the country, that is home to only about 2% of the total population. This is also big winter country: below-zero temps are common, and with only 2% of the population living there you can imagine that there are huge chunks of real estate with roads going through them where there is literally nothing. Here in Florida you might have to go 10-15 miles to reach the nearest EV charging point. Up there, gas stations can be 50 miles or more apart and I assume that not all of them (or even most, considering the country) have EV charging stations. Up there, if your charge is running low and you have 30 miles of subzero driving ahead of you--well, it is definitely a roll of the dice.
I'll stick to internal combustion, especially in sparsely populated areas. Far more dependable and secure.