Top 5 electric trains in terms of power reserve loss in the cold

The range of electric cars in cold weather becomes noticeably smaller and it may no longer be sufficient for a trip to work or elsewhere.

It turned out that some “electric trains” can lose up to 35% of the power reserve even in fairly warm weather – with frosts from -1 to -7 ºC. And this is compared to room temperature of 21ºOF.

The loss of power reserve in winter has several causes. But there are only two factors: chemical and mechanical. In cold weather, chemical and physical reactions in the battery slow down. The battery can no longer charge in the specified amounts.

But when the battery is heated, the characteristics return to those indicated. Please note that heating the battery (and the interior) requires energy from the same battery. As a result, the power reserve will still decrease, since part of the energy is spent on heating.

And that’s what the Recurrent researchers came up with.

The main loss of power reserve in the cold is for Chevy Bolt. The mileage per charge is reduced by 35% – from 370 to 250 km.

On the second place – ford Mustang Mach—E and Volkswagen ID card.4, whose power reserve drops from 420 to 280 km (-30%) at five degrees of frost.

Third place was taken BMW i3. Instead of 240 km, it can only drive 185 km (-24%) in light frost.

Fourth place in the standings went to Volkswagen e—golf. If in hot weather he can drive 210 km, then at a temperature just below zero degrees – only 160 km (-23%).

On the fifth line – Nissan Sheetable to drive 200 km in frost instead of the usual 270 (-21%).

On the other side of the ranking Jaguar l—pace and Audi e—thronewhich lose only 3% and 8% of the power reserve at 5 degrees of frost respectively.

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