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Had a model 3 for 4 years, have another EV now. It really depends on the type of driving. Sure, if you are making a long road trip at high speeds then its probably negligible though still noticeable.

But being in Northeast US with constant traffic.. I used to have to park outdoors so the car would get cold soaked down to 20F in winter, and never really have sufficient time to warm up unless I was going for a 1hr+ drive.

Winter driving local roads, below-25mph stop&go, 2-5mi trips running errands.. Could see some really crazy consumption numbers pop up like 500-800Wh/mi+ versus the rated 250Wh/mi. Now it doesn't necessarily amount to much because it's on short single-digit mile trips, but it does happen. This stacks with the general cold weather efficiency losses of EVs..




> never really have sufficient time to warm up unless I was going for a 1hr+ drive.

That's true. But I've never had anything like 800 Wh/mile in my Model S 70D not even pottering around at -20°C




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