From: ScottW48@hotmail.com   
      
   Cuz they won't charge at all in the frigid temps.   
      
   "Tesla recommends using Trip Planner to navigate to a charging location for at   
   least 30-45 minutes before arrival to ensure optimal Battery temperature and   
   charging conditions," the document continues. "If the drive to the charging   
   location is less than    
   30-45 minutes, consider preconditioning the Battery before driving."   
      
   More importantly.....don't drive your battery so low it doesn't have the   
   charge left to "precondition".   Without it, it won't charge at all.   
      
   "Nothing. No juice. Still on zero percent, and this is like three hours being   
   out here after being out here three hours yesterday," Tesla owner Tyler Beard   
   told Fox 32.   
      
   He wasn't alone. Dozens of cars were reportedly lined up and abandoned at the   
   Tesla supercharging station in Oak Brook along with multiple charging stations   
   around Chicago.   
      
   Preconditioning also drains the battery. Even looking at Tesla's own "Cold   
   Weather Best Practices" is like playing 4D chess if you need to take a trip in   
   the dead of winter.   
      
   What a mess.  Sounds like the EV industry has a major flaw.  They need to   
   allow the car to warm the battery from charger power.   But that means sitting   
   plugged in to a "supercharger" for 45 min to precondition before the battery   
   can take any charge.     
   What's that do to the number of stations required to support cars?      
      
   The whole idea of going EV is a trainwreck as the technology simply isn't yet   
   up to the task assigned.....replacing a gas powered car.   
      
   ScottW   
      
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