[GeertB]

Battery management systems deal with this by using some energy to heat the pack. So dealing with cold temperatures is just a measure of insulation and some vampire drain. While driving, or parked in a garage, there are no issues of course. Note that Norway is the European country where Tesla cars are most popular, so the problem seems to be nonconsequential in practice.

[kwhitefoot]

Norway is rather warmer than Novosibirsk. Annual average temperature in Drammen is 6 C, Novosibirsk 1 C. January average in Drammen is -3.6 C, Novosibirsk -17.3 C. See https://en.climate-data.org/asia/russian-federation/novosibi... and https://en.climate-data.org/europe/norway/buskerud/drammen-9...

But generally speaking you are correct. My Tesla S 70D has active battery temperature management and can be set to precondition the battery and heat the cabin at set times every day so that it is ready to go when you commute to work.