Winter and cold weather may reduce the range of electric cars by up to 30% in certain cases. - haymakertavern

Winter and cold weather may reduce the range of electric cars by up to 30% in certain cases.

The Environmental Protection Agency estimates that certain electric vehicles (EVs) may lose up to 30%

according to research on the range loss of EVs over the winter and in cold weather.

based on the AAAs Electric vehicles normally lose 12% of range in the cold,but this loss rises to 41% when heaters are operating at full blast.

Cold weather has the potential to lower an EV's range by more than 40%.According to recent study from battery analytics firm Recurrent,

all EVs will experience some range loss in cold weather, although the amount will vary widely depending on the model.

To be fair, automakers have historically been fairly transparent about the decreased range during cold weather.

Volkswagen, for example, even offers a handy online calculator that lets you see how much the range of their EVs is reduced based on temperature,

the use of specific features, and driving at a specific speed.

Due to a combination of how cold weather affects batteries and just having your heater cranked up high for a longer period of time,

all electric vehicles will experience decreased range throughout the winter.

Studies have revealed that the average range of operation is decreased by roughly 40% in EVs since they employ lithium batteries,

which are severely impacted by cold weather and by the added power-sucking equipment like a vehicle heater.

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