Driving into the Future: Which electric vehicles hold their range in winter?

Experts say it is not a myth that electric vehicles generally lose range in colder months.

But some perform better than others.

The EV research firm Recurrent compared 34 different makes and models by analyzing the electric vehicles' range in freezing temperatures to ideal conditions.

"People are really tuned into thinking about how far the car can go," said Liz Naiman with Recurrent.

Liz said two main things cause electric vehicles to lose range in the winter.

The first is the same, even in gas cars.

"There's just lower efficiency when it's cold out. In a gas car, the oil is thicker," she said.

And while gas vehicles use heat from the engine to keep the cabin warm, an EV needs to rely on the battery, which can drain it further as it tries to get the vehicle warmer.

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