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		recursive on April 6, 2025 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Charging electric vehicles 5x faster in subfreezin... They work down to -10. And colder than that too. Apologies to Mitch Hedberg.

lazide on April 7, 2025 [–]

Only if they have the ability to stop charging if the battery pack is below freezing, and some way to heat the pack (and keep it) above freezing. Otherwise, charging in those temps will destroy the battery.

recursive on April 7, 2025 | [–]

I think that's everything but the Nissan Leaf.

idiotsecant on April 7, 2025 | | [–]

Leaf can heat the pack, just no cooling

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