It was -4 degrees this morning in Paris, too cold for electric car batteries.
With the negative temperatures of recent days, owners have noticed a significant loss of autonomy.
Flavius, owner of a Zoé, speaks of a loss of 15 to 20%.
A figure which can rise up to 50% according to a study carried out by the European Green NCAP consortium.
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“Instead of doing 350 kilometers, I do 200,” notes Florian, owner of a Tesla.
“She doesn’t like the cold at all!
» he remarks.
Same observation across the Atlantic.
In Chicago, where temperatures dropped as low as -30 degrees this week, many Teslas were abandoned at charging stations.
Due to the cold, they could no longer recharge.