[not_the_fda]

> The latest battery chemistries perform incredibly well in cold and hot climates.

Depends on your definition of cold. California cold sure. Wisconsin cold you are looking at losing 40%-60% range.

[seanmcdirmid]

China cold tests their EVs in Harbin and Mohe, where “cold” means -40 (F or C doesn’t matter, it’s the same). They lose some range, and indoor charging garages are more common (for better charging performance), but the tech has gotten good enough that even harbiners (a small city of 20 million people) are adopting EVs at a rapid clip.

[zuzululu]

so good that batteries are ejected when they catch fire

[seanmcdirmid]

It is so rare for EVs to catch fire that it makes the news whenever one does, and these form the core of the anti-EV memes that are popular with boomers on Facebook.

[zuzululu]

never seen an ICE catch fire on its own

but its rare you say ?

https://www.energytrend.com/news/20221018-30074.html

[seanmcdirmid]

I’ve seen plenty ICEs catch fire on the side of the freeway, no idea how they got there but it’s not “news” when it happens since it happens so often.