Electric Vehicles? Towing? Hauling?
There seems to be quite a push lately for zero emission vehicles and electric only vehicles. How on Earth would these ever work for us? You can't go cross country in an electric vehicle in a pra...
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JaxDad wrote:Reisender wrote:
Those of us in northern countries have block heater plugs in parking spots of residential buildings.
Partial solution is work place charging which is already growing faster than they expected. Level one 120 volt 12 amp charging is not so hard. Level 2 240 volt 12 amp or higher is a little tougher. It’ll be a gradual requirement and a gradual adaptation.
Except in cold weather “those of us in northern countries” need Most of theamps of a 120 volt power supply just to keep the batteries warm enough to function and / or take a charge.
In winter weather with batteries warm from driving I rarely see anything more than 5 to 10 kmh / hour from a 120 outlet.
I think your right below about minus 20 C. This is why I don’t see gas and diesel disappearing from the mix in real cold climates. Down to minus 20 I don’t think it’s a problem. We haven’t had any issues at those temps. But there are parts of the world that will not be suited to BEV’s at least in their present form.
