Electric vehicle drivers stranded because of cold-weather charging problems
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Published 2024-01-15
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All Comments (21)
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Even the tears of my laughter have frozen
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Don't act surprised EV owners. You were told this would happen but you're smarter than everyone!!
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same here in norway. they are stranded all over the roads. useless in cold conditions !!
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The battery in my car works just fine at low temperatures. My gas car started with no problems at -17 Fahrenheit. I needed to get gas and took less than 3 minutes to fill up. 3 minutes, not 3 hours.
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My Tesla had 39% battery I didn’t drive it for two days. It dropped to 6%. When I got to it I was stranded at home couldn’t get to the supercharger.. fml
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I got a full tank of gas, and several 5 gallon gas cans in my shed. I will be fine.
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Ev,s might be fine in areas that don't ever get cold weather but it should still be up to the consumer to decide what is best for them NOT the government .
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Buy Toyota 😂
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What everyone already knew would happen in frigid weather, lol
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JB was unavailable to comment about EV’s not charging in Chicago …
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Sounds like a tow truck might be a good second car to own if you own a EV.
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So this is the future cars haha
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If your residency forces parking in a community space, travel long distances, tow heavy items, or live where it gets really cold, don't even think about an EV for purchase yet.
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My gas powered snow blower worked fine today in 17 degrees.
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I filled my gas powered car up yesterday. took me 5 minutes to put 10 gallons in the tank including the time to walk inside and hand the clerk the cash.
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Who could have predicted this to happen?! Look at all the salt on those cars! If that gets to the battery what do you thing the outcome will be?
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True story: One time during a cold snap, I left my ICE car parked overnight too. I started it the next morning and drove to work.
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If people don’t have the means to drive anywhere, they become more dependent on the government. Coincidence?
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This is what happens when you put politicians who failed kindergarten science in charge of transportation and energy policy.
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Finally the EV community are contributing to the great cause, saving Mother Earth during the Winter. They should do this during the Summer Too.
