Canadian Winter SR M3

[Shawn Snider]

Hi all!
I've seen ENDLESS POSTS about Americans with their M3's in Winter.

Are there ANY Canadians with M3? I would love to be able to sort the forums, but at this point its like searching for a needle in a haystack.....

My question is; Have any Canadians driven their M3 in ACTUAL Winter conditions? I mean, -15 to -30 C.... not 0'C.... -15 or -30.. How much range do you lose?

Where i live in BC it regularly gets to -20C, -25C here. ACTUAL Winter.

Been trying to find any info but it seems hopeless.... so here goes with a post, sorry if i sound upset but damn, its hard to find *sugar* on this forum!

 

[CCIE]

You know there is a Canada forum here, right?

Canada

Also, no one has an SR M3. Only LR or MR, so I’m not sure what your thread title means.

 

[Shawn Snider]

I intend on getting SR, i know it's not out yet, asked for those with M3's, whether thats MR or LR, winter has same effect.

 

[ucmndd]

Expect to consume rated miles at a 2:1 ratio when it’s that cold.

 

[ivan801]

On a shorter trips,

Expect to consume rated miles at a 2:1 ratio when it’s that cold.

On a longer trip more like 25% hit. And longer trips is where range matters the most (usually, unless you make a LOT of short trips between charging up).

 

[coleAK]

I’m in Alaska. Way north of you in BC. There is an entire thread I started back in October about winter driving thoughts so far. Most of the last 6 weeks I’ve been in temps below 0 (C). Many mornings this winter so far in the -10 to -15 (C), snow/ice covered roads since weekend before Halloween. I’m losing about 20-30% efficiency so pretty close to my efficiency loss in the winter with my ICE vehicles.

From what I can tell the largest difference so far isn’t the temps as much as the rough snow/ ice covered roads. I get almost the same Wh/mi at 10 -> 5 (C) as I do at -10 -> -15

 

[Shawn Snider]

Thank you very much!

 

[ggnykk]

I intend on getting SR, i know it's not out yet, asked for those with M3's, whether thats MR or LR, winter has same effect.

if u do a lot of road strip or long distance driving in winter, definitely pay for the biggest battery u can. Short range (220 miles EPA) is too short in my opinion.