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Ninga

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28. Also, Tesla prepares the battery for Supercharging so

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Tue Jan 3, 2023, 01:34 AM

Jan 2023

It does not take more time in cold weather to Supercharge.

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I Idled in an Electric Car for 12 Hours in the Freezing Cold [View all] edhopper Jan 2023 OP

and no carbon monoxide was generated DBoon Jan 2023 #1

Only if charging electricity wasn't from a coal fired generator. mobeau69 Jan 2023 #11

as long as the coal fired generator is not in his breathing space DBoon Jan 2023 #13

My bad. I was thinking in terms of the total environment. mobeau69 Jan 2023 #17

Even then, an EV charged with a coal plant is still more efficient than a gas car. tinrobot Jan 2023 #20

While True... ProfessorGAC Jan 2023 #42

Do you know that the elctricity was from a coal fired plant ? In any event the carbon foot print of CentralMass Jan 2023 #32

True. Still, nuclear generation is the way of the future. mobeau69 Jan 2023 #38

I don't see how we can replace fossil fuels without it. CentralMass Jan 2023 #39

with 20,000 sqaure miles of solar panels edhopper Jan 2023 #43

Wow, thank goodness! electric_blue68 Jan 2023 #2

I'll tell you what the EV manufacturers must get fixed: Sogo Jan 2023 #3

I am sure they are edhopper Jan 2023 #10

They better be, or the Rs will find a way to blame it on the Ds, Sogo Jan 2023 #16

People need to understand moniss Jan 2023 #23

Good primer! burrowowl Jan 2023 #31

The vast majority of vehicles on the road today don't tow. tinrobot Jan 2023 #25

I was presented with a horror story earlier today ecstatic Jan 2023 #4

Their battery and our bathroom breaks would work out perfectly. dem4decades Jan 2023 #5

lol! But an hour though? That's too much! NT ecstatic Jan 2023 #27

Wouldn't this type of thing be more widely reported edhopper Jan 2023 #7

Probably a Tesla issue. LiberalFighter Jan 2023 #47

It's seems like that could easily be proven dweller Jan 2023 #6

I don't know edhopper Jan 2023 #8

Son of a gun ... a heat pump dweller Jan 2023 #14

Probably just resistive heating. NutmegYankee Jan 2023 #22

Unlikely, a heat pump has a COP of 1 VMA131Marine Jan 2023 #29

Only the Tesla Y has a heat pump. NutmegYankee Jan 2023 #46

Yep, true. Have a Tesla. Lost home power for 11 hrs. Ninga Jan 2023 #9

I've got a question or three! A HERETIC I AM Jan 2023 #12

2021 Tesla X Ninga Jan 2023 #24

Also, Tesla prepares the battery for Supercharging so Ninga Jan 2023 #28

Cool. Thanks. A HERETIC I AM Jan 2023 #30

Glad you are OK and we're protected in that car Better Days Ahoy Jan 2023 #15

Some great thing I learned about using my hybrid when my electricity turns off after Maraya1969 Jan 2023 #18

What qualifies as idling in an EV? dchill Jan 2023 #19

The vehicle is powered on caraher Jan 2023 #21

When it was freezing here right before Christmas, I saw a message on my dash MissB Jan 2023 #26

I've noticed an uptick in anti-EV articls and activiity on social media. Is the Oil industry CentralMass Jan 2023 #33

All part of the Joe Biden Conspiracy! Mopar151 Jan 2023 #34

I'll have to rewatch the documentary "Who Killed the Electric Car?" llmart Jan 2023 #35

Turns out Tesla has been withholding key details on the driving range of their vehicles True Dough Jan 2023 #36

I did the same in my old Civic hybrid ananda Jan 2023 #37

Question for EV owners. Is there a meter showing the KH used for a charge so if you charge at, say mobeau69 Jan 2023 #40

I have a question that same EV owner might be able to answer. If you're out and about Vinca Jan 2023 #41

Cost is variable per location, some are variable for time of day. I've paid anywhere from 18 cents Ninga Jan 2023 #45

Thanks. Vinca Jan 2023 #49

I only know about Tesla. Our Tesla has a charging screen that provides such data for each Ninga Jan 2023 #44

Thanks. mobeau69 Jan 2023 #48