Polar Vortex Coming!

[4WD]

Dang! The SE to NE coastal states from Louisiana up beyond New York are getting a decent amount of snow this 21st day of January. Some entertaining storm chaser live feeds on YouTube. Finally enjoying a real Michigan winter here. Yee Haw!
New Orleans;
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The area around the Sabine River had a stronger flurry than the rest of both states (border region heading east) …

 

[GSCJR]

It'll be -17c tomorrow morning when I leave for work, with the feel like factor it will be -27c. I will do the same thing as I did today, belt on, idle for less than 60 seconds and SEE YA!

 

[Snagglefoot]

Ercot is hanging in just fine, apparently.

 

[SevenBizzos]

That's when an ev would be great.
Sit in the LaZboy and on your phone app, tell your car to prewarm the interior to 22 C about 15 minutes before you are ready to leave.

That hasn't been the experience my co-workers have had. They reported 30-40 miles of range on a full charge at -10F. Both live close and we have a station, so everything worked out.

 

[TimeFlies]

That hasn't been the experience my co-workers have had. They reported 30-40 miles of range on a full charge at -10F. Both live close and we have a station, so everything worked out.

So their cars will not preheat the interior?

 

[burbguy82]

It is not uncommon for this to happen in the SE........Louisiana is perhaps a bit different story.

Dang! The SE to NE coastal states from Louisiana up beyond New York are getting a decent amount of snow this 21st day of January. Some entertaining storm chaser live feeds on YouTube. Finally enjoying a real Michigan winter here. Yee Haw!
New Orleans;
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[edyvw]

Well, CO was a record holder in lower 48, -44 near Tabernash (Rocky Mountain Park area).

 

[4WD]

It will still run off - just takes longer this time

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It has run off their backs

 

[tbm5690]

So their cars will not preheat the interior?

I think his point is that preheating further destroys an already poor range in extreme temps. A coworker used to own a Model S and didn't want to even use the app to check on the car's charge throughout the day in fear that he was sucking more valuable battery life.

 

[Snagglefoot]

It has run off their backs

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I remember that phrase from my oilpatch days. Crap (criticism) rolled off him like water off a duck's back.

 

[Snagglefoot]

Looks like the break in the weather will be this weekend in most places. That was a pretty interesting episode.

 

[Pablo]

25° F. Heat wave is off.