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Written by NNN on 2025-01-20 at 20:01

Our kid was north of Bemidji MN all weekend... -36C temps. Her EV was plugged-in to an extension cord, but only added 160km range in 48 hours (because when plugged-in, EVs try to heat the battery to ~0C).

Then 2 of 3 chargers in Bemidji dead; Brainerd worked before the cold snap but dead now; Little Falls has been dead all month.

So she'll charge to full in Bemidji then drive through to St. Cloud below the speed limit.

The bright side is: lots of other peoples' gas cars were even worse off.

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Written by Erik Ellestad on 2025-01-20 at 20:27

@NNN Yow, that is cold! We have family in Wausau, WI, I don't think it is quite that cold, ONLY supposed to get down to -19 F tonight. Ha. (Conversely, I wonder about EV cars in really hot/dry climates. I know normal every day batteries have a much shorter shelf life in those conditions, I wonder if similar applies to car batteries.)

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