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https://www.greencarreports.com/news/1134470_cold-weather-affects-ev-range-differently-for-each-model-here-are-some-examples

And yet GM has made literally countless advancements, despite claims of rampant ignorance and stupidity. Howbow dah? It's called 'management & engineers & design working together'.

Bolt came out in 2017 with a 238 mile range. It's currently 259. ccap's posted chart is very good info (if the results of real-world independent results, not OEM-sourced). hyundai, vw, bmw, Chevy & Ford see some significant loss, but Teslas apparently do not. I have good faith in GM, but the Ultium system is brand new to production- and you know you should never buy the first year of a new major system. ?

Of course, you can't start developing a vehicle you intend to sell that year. And (assumedly) with a brand new, untried architecture, toyoter would need at least 5 years' head start, which means 2024 (for a fall 2029 intro). They were lobbying against BE moves like 5 minutes ago. Which means they have less than 3 years.

I think it most started because range wasn't 250-500 miles like it is now. Losing 30% range in something that only gets 70-150 miles of range in good conditions, is pretty crappy to only get 50-100 miles of range in poor conditions. I know it isn't often but surpassing 100 miles in a day of a lot of running around isn't unheard of. I wouldn't have been able to pick up my wife's G55 from the dealership Saturday in cold conditions if I had less than 100 miles of range. It's 60 miles in each direction. Had I had a Mercedes Benz B Class Electric (84 miles of range), it would be a two charge trip. Just say'n, I think that's why this is a major topic still. We've been over this, it starts at 75k, just like a Model S.

Yes! And that is going to happen here (North America) too. Like I said above. Its time for humans to change their ways in consuming certain items... And even if we dont agree on that statement regarding climate change... The Hemi is going away because Dodge pays huge compliance fines. And ultimately, the emissions regulations WORLD WIDE regarding ICE will end up killing off 3 and 4 cylinder cars WORLD WIDE before this decade is up... World wide INCLUDES the US and Canada.

Albeit not as much. With my rant, I dont want to make it seem that there is no SIGNIFANT battery life. Because there is. With my rant, I dont want us to make a mountain out of a mole hill. If we are honest about this EV thing, there is plenty from the tech that is way way waaaaaaaay behind what we are used to with the internal combustion engine. But that is the thing. Are we expecting EV tech to be on par with tech that we have been using, improving and honing in on for the last 120 some odd years? of COURSE there HAS to be some compromises to be made with a switch to EVs. I get it, some of us do not WANT to make these compromises. Fair enough. But lets be honest about THAT then. There is no need to false news it... But then again, we have come to a point where humans have no CHOICE but TO change their ways regarding pollution. Is battery tech all that superior to gasoline tech in regards to pollution? Some say yes. Some say no. And somewhere in between those two factions the truth resides...

^ I have no intentions of finding out, personally... ever.

Can these EV trucks survive a Detroit or Minneapolis winter with little or no loss in performance and battery life? That is the question!