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I really wanted one, but its too impractical. There are no or very few charging stations where I live, it gets very cold here, and I often find I need to drive across the country driving through rural areas that have limited charging coverage. I dont think its really a tesla problem, but an ev problem. Right now ice cars seem more aligned with my needs.



> where I live, it gets very cold here

Aren't they popular in Norway? (Are you somewhere colder?)

https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/hittin...

"Four out of five new cars sold in Norway in 2022 were battery powered, led by Tesla"


"The climate of Norway is more temperate than could be expected for such high latitudes. This is mainly due to the North Atlantic Current with its extension, the Norwegian Current, raising the air temperature; the prevailing southwesterlies bringing mild air onshore; and the general southwest–northeast orientation of the coast, which allows the westerlies to penetrate into the Arctic." - Wikipedia

Norway's average low temperature in January is only -5C (23.5F), so it isn't as cold as Sweden and Finland and isn't anywhere near as cold as Canada's prairies which get down to -50C in the winter.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climate_of_Norway#Weatherboxes


I am not sure what its like in Norway. My understanding is the temperature reduces the effective capacity [0]. Heated garages aren't very common around here (I don't have a garage at all), so raising the temperature of the car would be a challenge in the winter months.

I drove ~1,800mi this past weekend (mostly through rural parts of the country), that would have been challenging (assuming possible) in an ev.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_of_charge#Voltage_method


It was —17C this morning and as every morning my car was warm and cozy inside.

But yes the energy consumption is a lot higher in the cold mostly because of the heating and the air density. On long trips it’s not so bad because the battery heats up during the charging stops and the car can transfer the battery heat to the cabin.

But you need chargers. Norway had an old projects years ago about having chargers at least every 50km on the main roads in many areas. It helped a lot.




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