How to start a Tesla at -34C

thomas201 wrote:
Even after all these years, still the best:

https://www.teslarati.com/tesla-battery-range-sub-zero-snowy-conditions/


Want to kill your EV range. Stay at a hotel with no plugs (no shore power preheat), melt snow off the car, then drive in the snow (those low rolling resistance tires are no longer low).

Until charging stations are faster and more common, you need to "figger" this in. Does anyone know of another table showing temperature, range and special conditions like shore power preheat or not?

I don’t know another table and can’t say I’ve dealt with minus 30. But we routinely do minus 15 to minus 20 cold soak not plugged in. Not a big deal really. Car doesn’t really act any differently other than the hit to range. I would say a typical model 3 AWD would have a real world range of around 400 km in those conditions. We haven't done a lot of road tripping in those conditions though soooooo..... Fast chargers are ubiquitous in this province (or at least where we travel) so can’t see it being a problem for us. If you live in more isolated areas and have to do long road trips in winter though, an EV might not be the right way to go...yet. :).

Side note. Our Grand Cherokee lost a lot of range in winter as well. Rolling resistance etc. Not as much as our Tesla or leaf though. Overall the Tesla is a much better winter vehicle for us. Miss the big hatch on the Grand Cherokee sometime.