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Electric Vehicles Lose Nearly 60 Percent of Range In Cold Weather
Posted on 3/21/14 at 5:56 pm
Posted on 3/21/14 at 5:56 pm
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Posted on 3/21/14 at 5:58 pm to SG_Geaux
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Posted on 3/21/14 at 6:02 pm to SG_Geaux
Why does everyone hate these cars so much? It seems like people on this board love to hate on them. Whats wrong with building an alternative?
Posted on 3/21/14 at 6:03 pm to udtiger
This is why you must slap a toe warmer on the back of your phone while snow skiing.
Posted on 3/21/14 at 6:10 pm to SG_Geaux
It must suck for the Prius owners who get 47 mpg in cold weather rather than 53 in warm weather. Dumbasses. 
Posted on 3/21/14 at 6:11 pm to josh336
people in a state filled with oil refineries hate electric cars? NO WAY
Posted on 3/21/14 at 6:13 pm to TH03
I work in the oil and gas business, and it doesnt bother me. The need for oil and gas will be there for a long time
Posted on 3/21/14 at 6:15 pm to josh336
I just got out of the oil business, and none of us gave a frick about them. one of my coworkers drove a Prius 
but a lot of people in Texas and Louisiana, as evidenced by this board, hate on electric cars like it's the cool thing to do
but a lot of people in Texas and Louisiana, as evidenced by this board, hate on electric cars like it's the cool thing to do
Posted on 3/21/14 at 6:20 pm to SG_Geaux
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This post was edited on 5/10/14 at 5:55 pm
Posted on 3/21/14 at 6:24 pm to josh336
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I work in the oil and gas business, and it doesnt bother me. The need for oil and gas will be there for a long time
I'm all for developing alternatives, but the truth is that these vehicles are very limited. Only 47 miles on a charge in cold weather? And 69 miles in the heat? This doesn't even take into account that they're not as environmentally friendly as many people believe, because after all, they are charged with electricity which is generated by fossil fuels (mostly coal). As we move towards more renewables, the environmental benefits will increase.
I'd buy a Prius before any electric, but they're thousands more than a comparably sized gas vehicle that will also get pretty good mileage. You have to drive a lot of miles to make up a $5000+ sticker price difference.
Posted on 3/21/14 at 6:24 pm to SG_Geaux
Same for Teslas?
Posted on 3/21/14 at 6:25 pm to josh336
Personally I don't hate electric cars, just not sure they are the future. Sort of like investing in HD-DVD technology.
They have made some cool cars, but the limitations are what are going to hold these back. People blame it on an addiction to oil, but it is an addiction to a lifestyle that oil has allowed is to live.
Replace oil with hydrogen for all I care as long as it doesn't change the lifestyle.
They have made some cool cars, but the limitations are what are going to hold these back. People blame it on an addiction to oil, but it is an addiction to a lifestyle that oil has allowed is to live.
Replace oil with hydrogen for all I care as long as it doesn't change the lifestyle.
Posted on 3/21/14 at 6:25 pm to SG_Geaux
I have a hybrid car - my MPG goes from 47-48 in the warm months to 41-42 in the cold.
Posted on 3/21/14 at 6:26 pm to AubieALUMdvm
hybrids aren't the same as the electric cars they're talking about
Posted on 3/21/14 at 6:26 pm to Child of the Missip
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Same for Teslas?
Batteries are batteries. You can't change physics/chemistry.
Posted on 3/21/14 at 6:26 pm to SG_Geaux
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Electric Vehicles Lose Nearly 60 Percent of Range In Cold Weather
Is this a surprise to anyone?
Posted on 3/21/14 at 6:27 pm to Yat27
Agreed, but they are making progress
Posted on 3/21/14 at 6:28 pm to Yat27
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. You have to drive a lot of miles to make up a $5000+ sticker price difference.
some are close to $10k more
Posted on 3/21/14 at 6:30 pm to TH03
I know that. Just throwing it out there to add to the conversation - figured it was relevant?
Thanks for the recommendation on the Macallan btw. I bought a bottle 2 nights ago and enjoyed it.
Thanks for the recommendation on the Macallan btw. I bought a bottle 2 nights ago and enjoyed it.
Posted on 3/21/14 at 6:30 pm to TH03
I don't think people are hating on the cars, as much as they are hating on the people that drive them.
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