Electric propulsion comes with its fair share of pros and cons. While range anxiety has solutions, as do concerns about charging infrastructure, something else that worries many EV owners is how the ...
Cold weather punishes electric vehicles twice, cutting battery efficiency while forcing the car to spend […] ...
In regards to an electric vehicle, preconditioning can mean two things: warming or cooling the interior before driving or warming or cooling the battery before charging. Let’s take a look at what it ...
Many of the early MEB-based Volkswagen Group EVs don’t have a battery preconditioning feature, despite the cars having the necessary hardware for it. The Volkswagen ID.3, ID.4 and ID. Buzz, as well as ...
Battery preconditioning—or simply put, battery preheating—is critical before a DC fast charging session, especially in the cold season that we now have in the northern hemisphere. Bringing the battery ...
A new study crowns the BMW i4 as the most winter-resilient EV. See how it beat the competition on range loss, efficiency, safety, and why preconditioning is key.