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On Sat, 6 Jan 2018 17:46:57 -0500, Bill Gunshannon
<bill.gunshannon at gmail.com> wrote:

>On 01/06/2018 05:27 PM, nospam wrote:
>> In article <fbd0coFu54eU1 at mid.individual.net>, Bill Gunshannon
>> <bill.gunshannon at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>>>>>>> The biggest problem in even considering a Tesla is that I live in a
>>>>>>> very cold climate which, since mid-December, has seen its temperature
>>>>>>> go no lower than -25c. In such a climate, the already poor range of an
>>>>>>> electric car is even worse and there are good reasons to believe that
>>>>>>> it wouldn't even start.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> the batteries are heated in cold weather and the cars start just fine.
>>>>>
>>>>> 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.
>>>
>>> And that heating shortens your range.  Or did you think it was
>>> somehow free?
>> 
>> it's effectively free. the impact is a few miles less range, out of
>> 200-300 miles total. most trips are well under that, so it's not even
>> remotely a concern.
>
>Say what?
>
>Honda FitEV - 82 miles
>KIA SoulEV - 93 miles
>Mercedes Benz B-Class Electric Drive - 124 miles
>Mitsubishi I-MiEV - 106 miles
>Nissan Leaf - 75 miles
>Smart electric Drive - 90 miles
>Volkswagen e-Up - 99 miles
>Chevy Spark EV - 82 miles
>BMW i3 - 114 miles
>
>Not everybody can afford a Tesla.
>
>Before I retired my daily commute was between 60 and 70 miles.  Very
>close for some of these cars without using some of that electricity
>for heat.  One detour because of an accident on the highway and I am
>screwed.  And what do you think it will cost to have it flatbeded to
>my house?  Not to mention the wasted time, inconvenience and danger of
>being stranded on the side of the road.  especially in -20 temps.
>
>Electric cars are about as ready for reality as autonomous cars.

I just put 450km of highway/city driving on my QX30 before it kindly
asked me whether I would buy it a drink of oil. None of those
affordable electric cars get anywhere near there. Only Tesla does...
and it has a wait time as well as a very high price tag.