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By Zac Estrada, Mar. 20, 2014,
Jalopink
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 percent of the way to work.
Source: www.jalopink.com
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