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Ack! Bad Cold Performance!
My ride today was not a great one.
It was the typical library, grocery store, bank type of a trip I built the car for.
But it was cold outside! The official listing of temperature said it was 18℉ (-8℃) but it felt a little colder than that.
I did not preheat the car with the electric oil radiator. It was a very cold ride.
Coming back home, the volt meter was dipping more quickly than I would like for how many amps I was pulling.
Of course when I get close to home, that's where the speed limit changes from 25 to 45. At that point I could only get the car to 25 mph max.
I used google maps to calculate my exact route (I don't have a trip odometer) and it came to 9.2 miles.
Less than 10 mile range in the cold! Ack! I will have to wait until the car is recharged to figure out my exact power usage. It will be interesting to see what the "true" amp hour capacity of my batteries is in the cold at electric car amp rates.
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