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this post was submitted on 06 Jan 2024
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It's the New York Post, temperature would be a chilly 45F for their American audience
Ah that's a much more normal temperature but cold enough that it would start to affect the range also no?
Not really, my card range doesn't really start to be hurt until you're in sub-freezing (32F) conditions
I think when the weather is 45 instead of the more normal 65 temp for when go to work the average battery drain % difference is 2 or 3, which even on my leaf with 155 miles of range isn't much
Consumer Reports once found with three brands, 80F is the sweet spot for range. Everyone above of below reduces the range. How much depends on how the vehicle heats the battery to optimum temperature. I don't know if the Leaf was one of the three models tested.
What's interesting is 80F is actually right at the hot end of what would normally be the ideal temperature for a battery. I wouldn't be surprised if that's because most EVs have extensive passive cooling, and at anything less than 80F those cooling systems over-cool the battery.
45F is a great temperature for a battery to run at... but if you add wind chill, then the temperature is more like 30F. And if you add battery cooling systems on top of that it could be even lower.
Without knowing anything about the Cybertruck... which didn't exist when Consumer Reports did their temperature and range test, it seems safe to assume 45F is going to affect the range (it would be good to actually test it though).