klapauzius
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I had exactly the same experience in Seattle (it was 32F). Only I did not get home, but was left without power 2 miles from home. Note that throughout the whole trip I had the heater off. So why is the range reduced in cold weather? Nissan says the capacity does not change much in cold weather. If heating is the only factor, why with heating off, is the range still lower? Or
is the battery capacity reduced? Carwings, which is notoriously unprecise, did give me a total use of 14 kWh for that day. The car started at 80% charged, so that would mean at cold temperatures, i.e. ~32-40 (The car is in a closed garage, which is slightly warmer than the outside) the battery would hold 17.5 kWH instead of 20 kWH. Still not clear why this reduced the range from 60 miles (beginning of my 40 mile roundtrip) to 38?
is the battery capacity reduced? Carwings, which is notoriously unprecise, did give me a total use of 14 kWh for that day. The car started at 80% charged, so that would mean at cold temperatures, i.e. ~32-40 (The car is in a closed garage, which is slightly warmer than the outside) the battery would hold 17.5 kWH instead of 20 kWH. Still not clear why this reduced the range from 60 miles (beginning of my 40 mile roundtrip) to 38?