We Bust FIve Myths about EVs and Hot Weather!
Transport Evolved
The weather in parts of the Northern Hemisphere is extremely hot, and that's meant we've heard lots of really bizarre myths about EVs and hot weather.
P.S. Local EV drivers have plenty of funny stories about foolish myths spread by conservatives and fossil fuel industry lobbyists! One of the most common myths in Latvia is that electric cars are not suitable for longer trips in hot and cold weather conditions! Although in reality, such journeys are easily accomplished even by small and medium capacity battery electric cars, if needed! The only limiting factor is not the capacity of the electric car batteries themselves, but the availability and reliability of the fast charging infrastructure.
In my opinion, the "sweet spots" for the introduction of electric cars according to road and climate conditions in Latvia, are concentrated around cars with 54-64 kWh batteries, which are already able to travel a decent distance (at least 320-350 km or 200-218 miles) and do not cost astronomical sums of money...!
Together with the existing subsidies now, the most technically capable and cost-effective offer comes from Volkswagen/SEAT dealers who sell the VW ID.3 Pro or Cupra Born 62/58 kWh battery version vehicles...! Of course, these cars are not cheap for the average compact hatchback buyer, but they are already quite close to semi-affordable car status...
Unfortunately, VW and other European legacy automakers are ignoring LFP battery technology...









