CNN —With temperatures bottoming out across the country, electric vehicle drivers are probably noticing their driving range plummeting.
Tests by the consumer advocacy group Consumer Reports showed that EV driving range dropped by about 25% in highway cruising, on average, in sub-freezing weather, compared to days with warmer outside temperatures.
There are two main reasons for the drop in driving range, or how far the car can go before recharging: The battery, and the driver.
That means driving range is reduced.
“If you’re in cold weather, it’s actually going to activate the thermal management to heat up that battery,” he said.
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