in my experience (we've gotten down to about -15C this week) it's a non-issue. Even on a regular 120v outlet. Car is preconditioned, warm, and has a full tank (battery) when I hop in
This is my experience too. Would it be good to get more infrastructure? Yes, for the handful of people that the article mentions. But I also haven’t charged using a public charger for months.
Even now what I have is better for me. I wake up to a fully pre-heated, defrosted car with a full charge. Costs about 1/4 of the price per mile. I actually wait less than I did on my ICE - no petrol station visits and no waiting for it to defrost.
What kind of vehicle is this? Larger batteries take more than overnight to charge on 120, don't they? My uncle charges his Model 3 Long Range on 120 and says it takes over 2 days.
2022 Model Y long range and 2021 Model S Plaid. I rarely drive 300+ miles in a day, so topping off the battery overnight is more than enough for my family's needs. Occasionally I'll start the day below 75% (my set point) but it's never been an issue. If we lived 100 miles farther from civilization, I'd install a level 2 charger.
The amount of energy removed from the battery is what needs to be restored. That is capped by the capacity of the battery, but is not necessarily (is very rarely) the capacity of battery, but rather related to the distance driven since the last charge.
Even now what I have is better for me. I wake up to a fully pre-heated, defrosted car with a full charge. Costs about 1/4 of the price per mile. I actually wait less than I did on my ICE - no petrol station visits and no waiting for it to defrost.
I would also direct people to read the thread of peoples experience of EV ownership in Calgary over the cold spell: https://www.reddit.com/r/Calgary/comments/194yg8x/how_are_yo...
> My partner’s gas car wouldn’t start last night so we took the EV. That’s how it’s going
You don’t see this angle reported in the news.