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Horsedoc
Explorer II
Jun 21, 2021

Just an observation and wondering

I have driven the Toyota Prius when they first came on the market years ago. I liked it and it ran fine with no problems, even in the summer.
If, there is nothing (NO engine) but an electric motor to make these new electric cars go, what powers the A/C and on these days here in the South with 90 percent humidity and 90 degrees?
I guess I am just old school and don't understand how this kind of setup could be of value for anything other than driving to the market and back.

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  • wanderingaimlessly wrote:
    The same battery that motorvates you from point A to point B, but in the summer, they better be closer together, with fewer traffic standstills.


    Correct, in hot or cold weather your mileage between recharges will decrease by about 50%. Just one of the things they don't tell you in the advertising, like for every 10mph you drive over 35mph your recharge mileage decreases by 8%. So when you drive 65mph your recharge mileage is decreased by 24% from the advertised optimum mileage between recharges.
  • The same battery that motorvates you from point A to point B, but in the summer, they better be closer together, with fewer traffic standstills.

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