Im in Norway, we had -28 for the past weeks, charges and drives without any issues like the majority of other EVs in the city

@chestercheng75

4 ай бұрын

For high-rise dwellers too?

@001gavnuk

4 ай бұрын

@@chestercheng75 You mean for the apartments? We do not have that many, maxium 10-12 floors I've seen. But what does it have to do with the range?

@Neojhun

Ай бұрын

@@chestercheng75 FYI Some apartment parking can easily have Level 1 Charging or upgrade to Level 2 in the future. All you need is standard 230v Outlet Level 1 Charger to maintain BEVs battery level and PRE HEAT when you wan to drive.

thanks Chester for broadcasting the truth! from Australia.

@chestercheng75

4 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoy the video

@Neojhun

Ай бұрын

What truth he insinuated falsehoods. BEVs and their chargers work fine in AUSTRALIA where I've felt 48C, 42C is mild. BEVs have been working great in the ARCTIC CIRCLE for over a decade. These are the real world facts.

Let's get back to reality

@Neojhun

Ай бұрын

Exactly in reality BEVs have been working fine in the ARCTIC CIRCLE for a decade. It's just that specific supercharging station broke down. Same thing happens to Petrol Pumps. You've seen the out of order sigh or covered up ones before.

And yet Norway doesn't have a problem? I am also in Illinois and even with below zero temps (F, that's -17C), I have had no trouble. Honestly, if you keep a Tesla well above 20%, it will condition the battery by warming it with its heat pump before you leave or as you are starting. These people mostly probably let their batteries drain because they live int he city and do not have a place to plug in overnight. Being able to plug in overnight makes living with an electric car much easier.

@vymim

4 ай бұрын

Exactly, never had an issue with mine.

@chestercheng75

4 ай бұрын

So, use more energy to keep the battery warm.. That is one way to make it work. But what about those staying in highrise apartments or condo that don't have a personal wall charger?

@martalli

4 ай бұрын

@@chestercheng75 That's a good question. Most apartment dwellers have a reserved parking spot. Getting their landlord or property manager to allow our even install chargers is the solution. That won't happen overnight, but perhaps events like this will enliven efforts to get chargers in apartment parking garages. Even a 20 or 30 amp charger would be easily sufficient to prevent problems like this.

@Neojhun

Ай бұрын

@@chestercheng75 "So, use more energy to keep the battery warm." Yes that's correct they use about 12 to 15% more energy in freezing blizzard to charge the battery and PRE HEAT the car so it's nice and warm when you get in. I think that is very worth it. At no point does that mean the BEVs do not charge do not function. It's even MORE convenient and comfortable.

@Neojhun

Ай бұрын

@@chestercheng75 All you need is Level 1 230v standard plug to maintain a BEV in blizzard weather. It will slow charge the car and keep the battery warm. Then also PRE HEAT the cabin when you want to drive away. It is not that difficult to get Level 1 charging in Apartments and Condo private parking.

In reality BEVs have been working great in the ARCTIC CIRCLE for over a decade. This was just a case of the Charging station having fault and not really related to the weather. Modern BEVs are natively designed for Ice Cold regions, as they are some of the most popular markets. Cute a mild 42C, I'm from Australia one time I had to walk to work in 48C, from Flinders Street Station. BEVs and their chargers work perfectly fine in our summer weather, I literally rode on an electric Train on that 48C day. Specifically a Siemens Nexas, the same company also happens to be an DC Fast Charger supplier. BEVs work great in any temperature humans lives in long term.

I am in Canada.. I see them driving all the time in the winter.

@chestercheng75

4 ай бұрын

Pretty sure. Maybe range reduction issues, perhaps?

Thank you so much for sharing this Chester. I’ve been your subscriber for the last few months & enjoyed your BMW X5 content, as I’m a car person myself & living in Malaysia. I personally thing, having EV’s is not so practical compared to our petrol stations to refuel our regular juices & continue our journey on the road. It’s much better. Not saying EV is bad but I do hope they do get better & safely tested. Still prefer our petrol stations. Haha. Have a good week ahead. 🤗

@chestercheng75

4 ай бұрын

That's for subscribing. Correct, I do think EV have a future, but the current battery technology is just not practical and "safety assuring". Nevertheless, hopefully the engineers can come up with a better tech commercially soon. So far looks like salt battery and solid-state battery are competing.

@martalli

4 ай бұрын

If you have a garage, you charge your EV overnight. From nearly empty, mine will recharge in a few hours. As such, I only fast charge 1-2 times a month on longer road trips. I put 25k miles on my car in the last year, so I don't think you could categorize my driving as minimal.

This is nonsense. Pre heat and no problem. No preheat, longer charging. Nothing new

@chestercheng75

4 ай бұрын

How do you pre-heat if the EV out of juice?

@aronandreas

4 ай бұрын

@@chestercheng75 when you mess up your life, you are into a messy situation. Never drive your car empty for el or gas.

@Neojhun

Ай бұрын

@@chestercheng75 By using a standard 230v Plug. It's not that hard to find.

It's only a matter of time before Battery and EV tech solve for this.

@chestercheng75

4 ай бұрын

Yes, I agree

this is not practical even here in Australia with its weather extremes. im not against EV's as i think they have a plac in society with inner city commuters etc. but get off the beaten track to places like where i am they are not to be seen on the roads, lack of charging infrastructure out here.

@chestercheng75

4 ай бұрын

I thought Australia are much more ahead of Malaysia in terms on EV infrastructure.

@martalli

4 ай бұрын

In rural areas, where more people have garages, EVs are almost more practical. I live in a rural Illinois (US) county and only fast charge once or twice a month, when we drive ~200 miles to my son's college and back. Otherwise, I charge at home. I put 25k miles on the car last year, pretty typical for a rural driver.

Let's go green 😅

Should have educated yourselves about batteries before falling for that EV hoax.

@chestercheng75

4 ай бұрын

How so? Please educate everyone here

@gerrydave7586

4 ай бұрын

@@chestercheng75 Would obviously be useless and would not waste my time. Some people just don't get it.

@Neojhun

Ай бұрын

@@gerrydave7586 Welp he's not here to get to the truth. He's just here to capitalize on the Anti EV ban wagon. it's money making scheme.

Hybrid and hybrid only fckn solution

@chestercheng75

4 ай бұрын

Best of both worlds

Hybrid is furure with smaller cc

@chestercheng75

4 ай бұрын

Yes, But I don't think the green zero emission activist will settle for this