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(Jalopnik) It's Too Hot For EVs To Work Right (jalopnik.com)
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Jalopnik / Go Media always is one for clickbait titles, but as per Rule#5, I'm not changing their clickbait title or adding my commentary to it.

The actual article is about how various EVs are down 30% in range due to this summer heatwave. Teslas included.

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[–] Nugget_in_biscuit 11 points 1 year ago

TL;DR for people who don’t want to read the article:

EV’s are losing range, likely due to increased AC usage during hot weather.

Theoretically extreme heat can cause batteries to degrade, but modern EV’s have thermal management and probably can keep their batteries cool.