Urgent warning to Tesla drivers during icy conditions as crashes in electric cars ‘could be much worse’, expert claims
Batteries of all kinds lose capacity more quickly in cold temperatures, and that even includes the sophisticated batteries used in electric vehicles.Battery ScientistElectric cars also have to make their own heat, which is not a problem for the standard car's internal combustion engine.
"In the cold, available engine heat is routed to warm the battery itself, meaning that cabin heating requires a power source," said Witt. "Cabin heaters generally draw from the high voltage battery, reducing how much battery is left for driving." According to Anna Stefanopoulou, director of the University of Michigan’s Energy Institute, batteries prefer temperatures between 60 and 80 degrees.. “The situation is even more limited when you want to charge.”
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