There’s no doubt electric cars lose range in cold temps. According to Recurrent, some can lose up to 35 percent of their estimated range in freezing weather. However, there are many factors involved, and every vehicle is different.
Even though you’ll notice a loss of range in cold weather, you shouldn’t be concerned about the condition of your EV’s battery. The battery itself isn’t failing, it’s just not able to charge as quickly or produce as much range for a few reasons. It’s recent study provides a brief summary of why EVs lose range in cold weather.
Recurrent writes that it recently updated the winter range for many vehicles since it has now verified many more models’ cold-weather range with real-world data. While this chart gives you a solid idea of what to expect, always keep in mind that real-world EV range is impacted by many factors, and may not match up with the data in the chart.