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PaleMelanesian · 11-20-2009, 10:49 PM

Now, it IS true that cold weather diminished a battery's capacity - temporarily. The chemistry works that way. When the weather warms up again, it comes back to life. What I've experienced is a heat-damaged battery finally giving in when the cold comes - it was marginal in good weather, but not enough in the cold.

Edit: What he said. If anyone knows, and EV driver in Wisconsin would.
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11-20-2009, 10:49 PM	#22 (permalink)
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