posted on Dec, 17 2023 @ 09:37 PM
originally posted by: WeMustCare
originally posted by: Zanti Misfit
a reply to: network dude
I just Froze to Death in my EV in a Snow Storm in Minnesota in December .Battery Die Along with me..........
I was wondering about that. How long until hot air blows out the vents?
A very long time. More than 5 hours.
I know, because we had our windows replaced on a day that was miserable and freezing (and cloudy, threatening rain.) I stayed in my nice warm
Mitsubishi hybrid, running the heater on electric, and was nice and toasty for 5 hours. There was still juice left -- and my range on battery alone
is only about 25 miles (great for the city driving that I do.)
And after that 5 hours, I still had a full tank of gas.
So... possibly the same as a gasoline engine.
Charging is slow at this point (we're only level 2, so about 90 minutes or so for a full charge if you're battery only) which is why hybrids make more
sense at this point (
www.transportation.gov...) depending on what your driving needs are and how you
drive (charge at home, able to charge overnight at your destination) However, faster charging stations and batteries are just showing up, and I
expect that this will change drastically in the next decade.