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WayneRH's avatar

Blessed Christmas one and all!

Li-ion is almost useless below freezing temperatures... Li (and variations) have individual computers as well as temp sensors and will pre-heat themselves as temps lower (hmmm, guess where that energy is depleted from...) so they can operate at all-(in fairness the computers help balance loads across multiple batts, charging management and etc.). Searching online about Li batts, even the highly regarded Li-Fe ones will likely scare a cautious person from using Electric vehicles in cold climates/cold times. Fancy Golf Carts batts, of which replacement alone is equal in cost to a new, complete cart model with 'standard' Lead-Acid batt or gas!

There are good benefits of Li- rechargeable vehicles: most of us don't play golf when it gets cold so don't care. If you depend on your car, however, it's a different, dangerous story.

Marooned at 2 degrees in a vehicle that can not provide heat, let alone go anywhere? Dangerous.

My favorite (and then I'm done) is Big-trucks being electric. I get it, in town etc. cleaner, quieter and so forth. I've around 4 million miles driving 40-52 ton GVW trucks that, well, battery operated simply just wouldn't cut it.

Thanks for reading my drivel... it's fun to enter into such discourse.

I hope for the very best Christmas for you all - from Idaho! Where, yes, it's cold but I'm gas powered... coupled with 4 wheel drive which also is a necessity. But I can go 400 miles on a 'charge' of gas in the tank and will stay warm with a flat tire or other, typical road incident... just sayin'!

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D F Barr's avatar

The lithium batteries generate a lot of heat when they burn. Helps keep you warm on a cold Chicago night🤔

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