I was nearly stranded last week by the cold after I’d driven just 10 miles in the 40 degree weather. Luckily, I was close to home and managed to literally crawl back to my extension cord.
It’s not fun learning the difference between theory and practice first hand. I had a hard time disillusioning someone at the lame UT event who insisted that Pb batteries lost just 30% capacity at zero degrees based on the “cold cranking amps” label on his ICE battery.
I’m looking forward to warm weather! I took the RAVolt out on our balmy Saturday for 20 miles and you’d never know that it was gasping for breath just 2 days earlier.
February 4, 2008 at 5:39 pm
You guys are lucky — here around Scandinavia, the winter lasts 6 months so the batteries need insulation and controlled temperature for sure