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Heat pumps can't take the cold? Nordics debunk the myth (techxplore.com)
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Heat pumps can't take the cold? Nordics debunk the myth::By installing a heat pump in his house in the hills of Oslo, Oyvind Solstad killed three birds with one stone, improving his comfort, finances and climate footprint.

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[–] tmjaea@lemmy.world 36 points 10 months ago (29 children)

Same with EVs. Don't work in cold weather. Except in the Nordics.

[–] mazelado@lemmy.world 33 points 10 months ago (2 children)

EVs work fine in cold weather. I live in Minnesota and drive an EV. It loses about 10-20% of the total range in the winter, but most of that appears to be from generating heat for the passengers.

[–] tmjaea@lemmy.world 16 points 10 months ago (2 children)

I was being sarcastic. I'm from Germany and most "car people" constantly talk about EVs being not reliable, especially during winter ...

[–] MotoAsh@lemmy.world 19 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Ah yes, that time of year when cars are known to just start right up every time they're cranked over, and gas cars totally aren't still subject to a battery getting cold ...

[–] NightAuthor@lemmy.world -1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Gas cars don’t have a battery, they run on… gas

./s

[–] Orygin@sh.itjust.works 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

In their defense, my German EV lost a good 40% range on the winter

[–] tmjaea@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

That's really bad. What brand/model?

[–] Orygin@sh.itjust.works 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

VW ID3

[–] dubyakay@lemmy.ca 0 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Ah. The liar-company.

[–] Orygin@sh.itjust.works 1 points 10 months ago

Yep.. did not get to choose which car I got, and was quite disappointed with it. The car itself is okay, the driving is good. But the battery and its management was horrible. They even sent a recall recently because the battery was draining abnormally fast when not using the car

[–] helenslunch@feddit.nl 2 points 10 months ago

"Fine" is subjective. It's fine for most people. Not so for others.

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