33 Reality of EV ownership + the cold => dead car + wait for a man with a diesel tow truck to save you. (twitter.com) posted 337 days ago by NatalieBiden 337 days ago by NatalieBiden +34 / -1 28 comments share 28 comments share save hide report block hide replies
EVs need power just sitting there doing nothing to keep the battery warm in winter and cold in summer.
They had to dig their car out and go to a charger just to keep the battery from draining completely and freezing, only to find the chargers broken.
Why somebody without a garage gets an EV is beyond me, really poor decision.
Even with a garage, you'd probably still want to charge them outside.
Because some EVs in garages are literally deadly: https://futurism.com/the-byte/electric-cars-lighting-houses-on-fire
An EV without a heated garage is like buying a horse without food.