The Canadian Automobile Association conducted a rigorous test on 14 electric vehicles (EVs) to determine their effective range in extreme cold, revealing a significant drop compared to official ratings. Temperatures during the study ranged from 19.4 to 6.8 degrees Fahrenheit. Each vehicle experienced a range reduction between 14% and 39%, with variations among models. The Chevrolet Silverado EV and Polestar 2 performed best with a mere 14% reduction, while the Tesla Model 3 suffered a drop of 30%. These findings highlight the critical influence of winter conditions on EV functionality, which can be misleading in standard performance claims.
The hope of the Canadian Automobile Association's range test was to see how realistic the advertised driving ranges of electric vehicles were under harsh winter conditions.
The test revealed that all tested electric vehicles significantly lost driving range, highlighting the substantial impact that cold weather has on battery performance.
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