[Teever]

A lot of people don't seem to know this but California is a vast state with practically every single kind of climate and an incredible range in altitude.

I don't have enough experience in California to say just how cold it gets in some parts but it certainly does snow in mountainous areas.

[mixmastamyk]

Engineering centers are not close to these areas though.

[gogopuppygogo]

I would drive past the Tesla offices in Palo Alto and be in S. Lake Tahoe in under 4 hours. Plenty of folks who work in that area head up to Tahoe for relaxation.

[mixmastamyk]

A not quite four hour drive, after a storm, when folks make allowances knowing batteries don't do well in the cold... is not quite the same as living in say, Detroit. Where it is frozen consistently maybe 1/3 of the year.