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In reply to the discussion: Inside the Republican Attacks on Electric Vehicles [View all]Disaffected
(4,574 posts)with pretty good range (240 miles IIRC) and a price of $10K US. I don't know if it will ever be sold in NA in volume but, the price is pretty amazing. There's a US made YouTube somewhere of a favourable prelim review.
I imagine it's things like this that has Trump in an uproar about future prospects for the US auto industry...
As I understand it, lithium ion batteries cannot be charged if they are below about 0C or 32F and therefore the "need" to keep them at that temperature. Such also improves battery performance in cold weather and ensures regen charging will function w/o waiting for the battery to warm up while driving. Leaving the battery unplugged will apparently not damage it but, as mentioned, it cannot be charged until it is sufficiently warm.
I have also read that, if some makes are left unplugged in cold weather, the battery will use it's own stored charge to keep itself warm, at least until the state of charge drops to 20 % or some-such level. You then of course have to replenish that lost charge when plugged in later.
There is also the question of how fast, when and how full to charge the battery (you should try to limit the use of fast charging and, charging over 80% as both will shorten battery longevity). All-in-all, these things definitely need more user smarts than ICE vehicles to own & operate to best effect.
I would also like to know how long it would take a cold battery to warm up after being left cold and unplugged (haven't been able to find anything on the topic)