Ford is cutting production of the electric F-150 Lightning pickup. Although sales increased by 55 percent last year, they're growing more slowly than the company anticipated.
This can be mitigated greatly with heat pumps and insulation around the cells.
But the model 3 standard range has LiFePo cells and it’s fine in cold climates. On top of this it doesn’t have to heat the battery to fast charge.
In the cold the biggest range killer is heating the cabin not the cells. Optimal cell temp is 0-45 and this can be taken off the motors if the car is pushing that range with assistance from a heat pump.
Car makers have sold trucks in north America that need block heaters to start with no block heaters for ages. I think they just want as big a worthless range number as possible.
This can be mitigated greatly with heat pumps and insulation around the cells.
But the model 3 standard range has LiFePo cells and it’s fine in cold climates. On top of this it doesn’t have to heat the battery to fast charge.
In the cold the biggest range killer is heating the cabin not the cells. Optimal cell temp is 0-45 and this can be taken off the motors if the car is pushing that range with assistance from a heat pump.
Car makers have sold trucks in north America that need block heaters to start with no block heaters for ages. I think they just want as big a worthless range number as possible.