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> I have yet to see any electric car that can handle -50*c.

The car can use battery power to heat itself and its battery when it's that cold, right? It'll consume more energy but it'll still work.




Maybe, but cars like Tesla have minimum operating/storage temperatures, usually on the order of -30c. With modern telemetry systems I don't want a warranty repair to be rejected because I had to park it overnight at -40. It hit -46 one night last winter, staying below -40 for several days in a row.

https://teslamotorsclub.com/tmc/threads/how-cold-is-too-cold...

"Do not expose Model S to ambient temperatures above 140° F (60° C) or below -22° F (-30° C) for more than 24 hours at a time."


Does it get that cold in a garage? I assume you'd always want to park a $100k automobile in a closed garage.


Lots of pickup trucks in that price range are parked outside. Garages are not a norm outside of detached homes. Diesels don't handle it well, but it doesn't actually damage them. The northern 2/3rds of Canada may be an edge case ... unless you actually live there.


Understood thanks.




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