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i saw several dead teslas in my city during the cold snap last week



And there's been an actual epidemic of people's ICE vehicles just plain not starting when it was -30C for a few days in a row.

EV's just started, because they don't need to "start". There needs to be enough juice in the 12V battery to engage the main battery relay and then it's done. Mine sat outside for almost a week when it was -25 to -32, then I had to go get some groceries and it just went.

Ironically plug-in hybrids were the worst off. Many brands completely refuse to start if the battery is too cold, because they use the EV drivetrain as a starter for the ICE bit. Cold battery -> no go. Worst of both worlds pretty much.




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