The most interesting finding from using EVs in winter is not that they consume more energy (which they do), but that charging is really slow if you don't have battery preheating. Yesterday, I arrived at a 240 kW charger with 33% SoC, the outside temperature was 0°C, and the charging power was only 35 kW (the maximum charging power of the car is 118 kW). With this charging power, it would take 40 minutes to charge to 80% SoC. We don't mind too much because we primarily use the car as a city car and do 95% of our charging at home, but if you want to have an EV as your only car and drive long distances with it even in winter, definitely get one that has battery preheating.

#EV #electricVehicles #emobility #electricCars

Yesterday, I stopped at a charging station in Mořice. It was probably the best charging experience I've had so far. There were 14 400 kW chargers, sheltered, with a picnic area, and a bistro nearby. I later learned that it had opened just four days ago, and that it is the first charging station in the Czech Republic that also supports electric trucks.

Well done, #EON. This is another sign that #electromobility is gaining momentum here.

#EV #ElectricVehicle #ElectricVehicles

The #Feyree charger for our #ElectricVehicle that I ordered a month ago has finally arrived. It charges up to 230V/16A across three phases. The current can be regulated and the charger can be controlled from #HomeAssistant over Wi-Fi. It comes with a wall mount. It could very much do the job of a wallbox for 1/3 of the price.

#EV #ElectricVehicles #emobility

Good article on Chinese electric vehicles: China can't cut the subsidies it isn't giving. bloomberg.com/opinion/articles…

#China #EV #economics #ElectricVehicles

Just saw this on the X site... hard to believe people like this exist, but now apparently simple arithmetic is subject to opinion...

#ElectricVehicles #Math

#Thailand - Bangkok council passes bill making all buses electric

> The Bangkok Metropolitan Council (BMC) has passed an ordinance on electric passenger buses to reduce #pollution. The law will make all buses in Bangkok #ElectricVehicles (#EVs) within 7 years and make #Bangkok's air cleaner.
prachataienglish.com/node/1064… #SouthEastAsia #TootSEA

Bangkok council passes bill making all buses electric 

The Bangkok Metropolitan Council (BMC) has passed an ordinance on electric passenger buses to reduce pollution. The law will make all buses in Bangkok electric vehicles (EVs) within 7 years and make Bangkok's air cleaner.

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