Canada announced this week it will ban the sale of new internal combustion engine (ICE) cars and light-duty trucks by 2035 as part of its efforts to fight climate change, a report from Reuters explains.
Canada joins a growing list of countries banning the fuel-guzzling vehicles, with Britain saying it will ban ICE vehicles by 2030, and Norway — another country with extremely cold winters — having announced it will do the same as early as 2025.Though phasing out ICE vehicles is undeniably a necessity, alongside other measures required for mitigating the effects of climate change, one key stumbling block remains in cold weather countries: Extreme climates reduce the range and increase the charging times of electric vehicles.
Batteries in the cold
Cold climates can cut EV range drastically. A 2019 report by AAA stated that cold weather can reduce the range of electric vehicles by up to 40 percent - link
Batteries in the cold
Cold climates can cut EV range drastically. A 2019 report by AAA stated that cold weather can reduce the range of electric vehicles by up to 40 percent - link
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