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this post was submitted on 16 Jan 2024
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All cars struggle in extreme cold. Not just electric cars. That’s literally why people use engine heaters in cold climates.
I lived in Anchorage for three years. I parked my Tundra outside uncovered the entire time. I never had an engine heater, and never needed one. Your point is not invalid at all, but maybe these are not the arctic temperatures that should be causing this issue?
Sure, but it is not "engine heater" cold, just normal cold. (-20 air temp, not wind chill)
But that is “battery heater” cold. If you plug in at home most cars will eat some power to keep the battery functional. So many Tesla owners have been spoiled by abundant charger availability they never bothered adding chargers at home, or couldn’t add one.
Once the battery gets cold enough there’s nothing to do without warming it up first. I wonder if we’ll see some portable battery warmers soon to make sure this doesn’t happen again next year.
Teslas have built in heaters. One would think the chargers provided enough power to hear the battery.
Reread what they said.
I was thinking about getting one of those when my car struggled to start Monday morning in the sub zero temps.