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Improvements to Electric Vehicles Ease Concerns About Range Loss in Cold Climates
Features like heat pumps, which prevent significant drops in range, are now standard on newer models.
Ingrid Malmgren didn’t know her Tesla Model Y, which she bought in November 2022, had a heat pump when she decided to take her family on a four-hour road trip from her Vermont home to Quebec City, Canada, last February. A recent Plug In America survey of more than 3,000 EV owners found that 70 percent of the respondents worried about battery range before buying an electric car. The most important thing to consider is your driving habits, Garberson said, adding that most drivers won’t even notice when their EV loses range during cold weather.
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