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I would. Having driven a Leaf 24 for two years, which had a maximum range of about 80 miles, as far as I’m concerned with EVs range is king. The more the better!Interesting topic. I’ve been thinking this myself recently. I’ve no VIN yet so tempted to upgrade to the LRAWD.
For a decent drive, I've really only seen a significant range impact when the outside temperatures are well before freezing point. One experience was driving across Kansas on I-70 with day-time highs in the teens (F) and that had about a 40% hit. (below -9C)
For short commutes, you never get over the overheads of heating up the car, and the reduction in regen, and the effect of a cold-soaked battery, even in cool British/Irish winter mornings. But you have lots of battery capacity to spare for your commuting needs.
I would. Having driven a Leaf 24 for two years, which had a maximum range of about 80 miles, as far as I’m concerned with EVs range is king. The more the better!
Would it be cheaper to install a radiator (gas central heating) in the garage to preheat the car or to use the car heater?
I've seen this discussed before, when someone was having a garage built and was considering including underfloor heating under the car (at that time I don't the battery heater came on when the cabin heaters were switched on via the app). In summary it's pretty wasteful and you don't gain a great deal in terms of energy savings. Although regen is limited in cold conditions it soon picks up once you're on the road and the car starts warming the battery.Would it be cheaper to install a radiator (gas central heating) in the garage to preheat the car or to use the car heater?
Reduction please, not degradation. Degradation is a scary word.Let me clarify, the problem with colder temperatures isn't that the car uses power to warm the batteries, it's that the batteries just aren't efficient when cold. When it gets really cold, the batteries just don't work well at all.
You'll see some folks trying to preheat the batteries, that's often because they want higher regen, which is honestly not a requirement or real need.
By finishing a charge just before you use it, the battery will be warmer.
No matter what, expect about 30% degradation of range when the weather is cold. During colder months, a LR Model 3, expect a range more like 220 miles instead of 320 miles.
We've seen the same. We insulated our garage it definitely stays warmer, even without a source of heat. The good news is that I don't think it's gone (much) below freezing since we insulated the garage. The bad news is that any snow on the car when we get home then melts so now we have to squeegee the water out of the garage instead of having snow on the garage floor. We do try to brush the cars off before parking them in the garage but in a good snowstorm, lots of snow accumulates that you won't be able to get off easily.I expect quite a big impact just by keeping car garaged overnight rather than parked outside - the garage itself doesn't have to be heated. If the car is not directly exposed to the outside elements, the preheating phase should be efficient.
I can't help but think that I'd quite like to use my EV in exactly the same way I used an ICE car...
Wearing a coat and not heating the cabin seems a bit too much.
Reduction please, not degradation. Degradation is a scary word.
Would it be cheaper to install a radiator (gas central heating) in the garage to preheat the car or to use the car heater?
I can't help but think that I'd quite like to use my EV in exactly the same way I used an ICE car...
Wearing a coat and not heating the cabin seems a bit too much.
I can't help but think that I'd quite like to use my EV in exactly the same way I used an ICE car...
Wearing a coat and not heating the cabin seems a bit too much.