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In article <p2rdi3$2tu$1 at panix2.panix.com>, Scott Dorsey
<kludge at panix.com> wrote:

> >> Are they heated through the use of a block heater or is there some
> >> other solution I'm not aware of?
> >
> >the batteries are heated and shortly before leaving, you can preheat
> >the cabin via a smartphone app.
> 
> What he is asking is whether the batteries are heated using their own power
> (which would be limited) or external power (like the block heater used to
> keep gasoline engines warm using the AC mains current). 

either.

heating from the batteries will slightly reduce the range, but since
nearly all trips are well under the maximum, it won't even be noticed.

however, it would likely be plugged in overnight anyway, so it's a
non-issue.

> >based on that, you shouldn't trust a *gas* powered vehicle in such
> >temperatures.
> >
> >many gas powered vehicles have engine block heaters because they won't
> >start in extreme weather.
> 
> This is all true, but modern oil technology combined with fuel injection
> systems have made matters a whole hell of a lot better than they were back
> in the eighties.  But when you think the gasoline engine had been around
> for ninety years before anyone managed to make one start consistently in 
> Alaska, you have to realize how quickly the electric technology is moving
> in comparison.

yep.

electric cars are relatively new, as is the infrastructure to support
them. that's quickly changing.

50 years ago, there weren't gas stations on every corner or every rest
stop.