Electric vehicle batteries don’t work properly in the cold, so they are unsuitable for many countries and regions.
Fact:
It is true that EV batteries can work less efficiently in extremely cold conditions (-20°C), but this is not a serious problem if drivers know how to deal with it.
The first problem is that in extreme cold an EV battery has to be warmed before it can be charged. This process can take up to half an hour. If a driver has not already done this before arriving at a charge station, the charging process can take up to half an hour longer. Warming the battery does not use much power, so the range of the EV is only reduced by a few kilometres.
Range can also be affected by extreme cold. Normally, the loss of range is no more than 10 percent, but it can be up to 36 percent in extraordinarily cold conditions. Of course, such conditions are extremely rare, and when they occur driving any sort of car can be dangerous and should be avoided.
Interestingly, the nation with the highest uptake of EVs in the world is Norway, where extreme cold is normal in winter. People understand how to properly run their EVs, so neither of the above-mentioned problems is a concern. And they certainly aren’t a concern in Australia, where such conditions are unheard of.