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minus-squareSaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down12·2 days agoEVs are not good in colder climates. Between lithium chemistry and heating, they cut range in half.
minus-squareweps@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up10·2 days agoModern EV use spare heat to heat up the interior and battery with a heat pump. Useful in cold climates. Like Norway.
minus-squarezergtoshi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·2 days agoLets postpone EVs there until sodium batteries are ready and introduce then anywhere else then. Problem solved.
EVs are not good in colder climates. Between lithium chemistry and heating, they cut range in half.
Modern EV use spare heat to heat up the interior and battery with a heat pump.
Useful in cold climates. Like Norway.
Lets postpone EVs there until sodium batteries are ready and introduce then anywhere else then.
Problem solved.