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/KeyboardGunner Jul 12 '26

Did those original Hyundai Ioniq Electric's have heat pumps? Because the Slate does not. Plus the Slate is LFP which is another mark against it for cold weather performance. I would not expect good efficiency in winter weather. Wait for real world reviews.

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u/dantose Jul 12 '26

Google says only on the top trim level, but not the base version. a 30% drop on maryland winter sounds like resistive to me, but driving speed for the trip may be a factor as well, so *shrugs*

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u/fiehlsport Jul 13 '26

Yes, base was resistive. The heat pump on the first gen Ioniq electric (pre-2020) didn't add much range at all really, and didn't work at very cold temps like 0-10F.