I was because minus 40 is/was unusually cold, even for Sweden. Or that part of Sweden at least.Yambo wrote: ↑Wed Jan 17, 2024 9:06 amMr. Dazzle wrote: ↑Wed Jan 17, 2024 8:24 am My colleague just got back from Holiday in Sweden.
No one could start their ICE cars (cause its minus 40 ) and the only vehicles on the road were EVs. Lots of queuing at Taxi ranks to get a Tesla ride.
I'd have thought the Swedes etc do what the Canadians do. They don't have problems starting or using ICE cars and I've been in some pretty low temperatures and not had a problem with ICE military vehicles which were fairly low tech at the time.
Problems haven't arisen just because there's a new kid on the block.
If you're expecting it to be -40 you can prepare. Block heaters, different fuel and all the rest of it. I know if I put my ICE car as it currently is in -40 conditions it wouldn't start, it might even break 'cause of the coolant. I'd need to pre-plan for it to be that cold. Even -20 would be a big push.
Which is exactly the same sort of scenario as reported in Chicago with the Teslas. People weren't prepared/didn't plan for the conditions, the choice of vehicle type is pretty much irrelevant to that situation.