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Old 08-28-2019, 11:08 AM   #41
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Originally Posted by rumatt View Post
When winter hits it isn't the best time for EVs either. My range drops like 30%. And the battery is used while it sits because it doesn't let the battery freeze.

Being able to pre-warm the car (and seats) from your phone is nice though.
I've covered this before based on my experience with the eGolf. Mind you, the vastly superior range of Teslas mitigate (though doesn't entirely remove) a lot of the negatives, but doesn't fix the inefficiency.
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