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frominsideevs.com
1 week ago

Freezing Temps Crush Range. But Kia's Newest EV Dominated This Test

Kia entered a prototype of its smallest electric model, the EV2, in the Norwegian Automotive Federation's (NAF) El Prix Winter Test Drive. It's an annual group winter range test designed to compare an EV's claimed range with its real-world performance when temperatures dip well below freezing. The EV2 isn't mentioned on the official results page (presumably because it's not a finished production car), but Kia points out that it performed better than all other cars that took part in the test.
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fromZDNET
2 months ago

This portable power bank is irreplaceable for me, and it has less to do with the capacity

A smartphone is essential safety gear on the Camino; cold temperatures and heavy app use drain batteries, making a compact, rugged 10,000mAh power bank vital.
frominsideevs.com
2 months ago

How To Maximize Your Electric Car's Range In Cold Winter Weather

This is a step that gas-car owners don't really have to deal with, but it will save any EV owner from a lot of cold-weather charging headaches. In the dead of winter, preconditioning your batterymanually heating it up using the car's settingsprior to plugging in can mean much faster DC fast charging times. Since Li-ion batteries like to be relatively warm to rapidly charge or discharge, preconditioning the battery pack before charging gets your EV's battery ready for a speedy charging session.
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