misk@sopuli.xyz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoCold-weather range hits aren’t as bad for EVs with heat pumpsarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square91fedilinkarrow-up1325arrow-down19
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minus-squarefrezik@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 day agoWhich have a whole bunch of issues of their own. Like increased mechanical complexity, and that you might use gas so seldom that it becomes significantly water by the time you do need it.
minus-squarekalleboo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·35 minutes agoModern PHEVs are smart enough to run the gas engine occasionally to keep it from going bad
minus-squarefrezik@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·33 seconds agoAnd now it’s using gas when it didn’t otherwise need to.
minus-squaresugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·17 hours ago might use gas so seldom So don’t put gas in it if you don’t need it?
minus-squarefrezik@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·19 seconds agoAnd now the seals are drying out and you’ll have problems later.
Which have a whole bunch of issues of their own. Like increased mechanical complexity, and that you might use gas so seldom that it becomes significantly water by the time you do need it.
Modern PHEVs are smart enough to run the gas engine occasionally to keep it from going bad
And now it’s using gas when it didn’t otherwise need to.
So don’t put gas in it if you don’t need it?
And now the seals are drying out and you’ll have problems later.