Yet another EV maker claiming
cold is no big deal - this time Daimler with their Smart EV:
Quote:
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Canadians will withhold the Great White North seal of approval until seeing for themselves, but Eck insisted that three winters of testing in the Alps made him confident that (1) interiors can be toasty and (2) range will not be greatly reduced by heating and defrosting requirements.
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Maybe he was hedging his statement by qualifying that running
just the heater is not a big deal in its individual contribution to reduced range & performance in the winter! It's just
one negative factor among many negative ones.
That article implies that the pack (in fact the entire interior) is heated or cooled during the charging process as needed.