New gas stations everywhere
If we are heading to an all electric future why is it everywhere I go I see new gas stations being built? Some are huge with rows and rows of gas pumps. Don't seem to see any charging stations being ...
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Yah maybe. But it’s definitely the case here. We live in an area with a lot of EV’s. During our cold (and snow) snap there were tons of ICE vehicles waiting for boosts both at homes and in parking lots downtown. Just within our townhouse community we boosted a couple with our trusty little booster pack. And it wasn’t even really cold. I think minus 27 with a minus 31 windchill. (It rarely gets much colder where we are) We tried to park in the garage most nights but it’s been fine the times it’s been outside. The interiour went from minus 25 to plus 15 C in 5 minutes. Windows defrosted etc. super convenient.
To each his own of course. Nothing wrong with gas or diesel vehicles if that’s what serves your needs.
The achilles heel of EV’s is the same as ICE. A dead 12 volt (or 16 volt or 48 volt depending on model) battery. If that’s healthy you are good to go. We keep a little booster pack in the frunk just in case.
cheers.
I think the problem is folks living where it's just too darn cold. I moved from MD to NC to escape all that nonsense and it wasn't nearly that cold in MD. 🙂
😂 I hear ya. But we are in a place that’s relatively warm compared to where we were during our military careers. It’s harder for the career managers to co-locate two same trade air force techs so when posting season came up it was a matter of “where can we put you together” as opposed to “where would you like to go”. So that meant that during our careers we got to go to places like goose bay, North bay, cold lake etc etc etc. No complaints and nothing but good memories , but our snow shovelling skills are consequently off the scale. 😎.
Just sayin.
The issue appears to be with those owners that cannot leave their EV's plugged in when sitting. The electronics and heaters in these vehicles drain the reserves even when not driven. This is a constant vampire drain on the system but shows itself more at extreme temperatures. It can be somewhat equated to using battery, block or oil heaters in ICE vehicles when severely cold, but some ICE vehicles do fine without a plug and none drain the fuel tank trying to maintain operating temperature for use later.
Yah true to some extent. In summer we lose a couple percent per week if the car goes to sleep. In winter that’s more like 1 percent per day.
I have also seen a 3 to 5 percent drop overnight when parked outside at minus 27, but that actually comes back as the battery heats up. Eg, if you drive it into a warm garage it will actually come back. But that’s different than the vampire drain you are talking about where the power is actually consumed by various vampire loads.
if you want to see a tesla go thru power fast just sitting there just leave sentry mode active. That means that every camera is active and recording. The car will suck up 8 percent per day. We have done that before in hotel parking lots etc, or somewhere where security is a concern. We use it, but not often.
Hope that helps.
