Range reduction / battery life in cold winter temperatures -- what's your experience EV owners?

[Macallan 18]

My Scout will be my first EV so I'm a noob when it comes to battery life / range and all that. I do know tho that EV range / battery life is worse in the winter with colder temperatures.

For our EV owner -- what's been your exprience with this? How much range hit have you seen when driving in low temperatures during winter? Which EV do you drive?

 

[bilash31]

My Scout will be my first EV
what's been your exprience?

Same here. Unless I snatch up a Grand Cherokee 4xe in the interim. Although cold has been very short lived and relative where I am in SE PA, I am curious of others’ experience too.

 

[Scout997]

Depends on the EV and the efficiency. Years ago, my general rule when I drove a Tesla was to reduce range by 40% when it got under 40 out. With the Rivian I'm closer to 15-20%. The EPA has upped the difficulty of its range tests so I don't know if either of these are reasonable. The two biggest hits to EV range are speed and aerodynamic efficiency and these things will be rolling blocks. I'm hopeful the drive units they end up using are more efficient than even the Gen 2 Rivian units or we get another battery chemistry update.