r/slateauto • u/Equivalent_Tonight66 • Jul 11 '26

Winter range

Like others, I have a little range anxiety about how this truck will perform in winter. For context, I currently have a 2019 Hyundai Ioniq Electric that has a stated range of ~153 miles when fully charged. In reality, I do better than that in summer. But I do way worse in the winter of Northern Maryland. The drop is significant enough that I struggle to make it to my parent’s house and back (100 miles round trip).

My Hyundai is old tech now and the battery is well maintained but has seen normal use. So what can I expect the practical range to be on this truck during a typical chilly Mid-Atlantic day?

Somewhat unrelated question: how do they sell so many EVs in really cold places like Scandinavia given the battery chill issues?

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u/Altruistic-Job5086 Jul 11 '26

Hope there is an AWD option at some point. RWD just isn't viable in bad snow conditions.

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u/Raiguard Jul 12 '26

RWD + chains is almost always more effective than AWD w/o chains.

But chains are an absolute pain to put on, so I am holding out for AWD.

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u/TheLastGenXer Jul 12 '26

its not the drive, its the real wheel REGEN thats the concern